> If you were to take every single car on the road today and replace it with an electric car overnight there would be massive, massive blackouts, everywhere. N

> If you were to take every single car on the road today and replace it with an electric car overnight there would be massive, massive blackouts, everywhere. Not quite true. It's estimated[0] that up to 75% of light-duty vehicles (the kind regular people drive) could be converted to electric without requiring major grid upgrades. The one major assumption is that most people would be charging their vehicles at off-peak hours (overnight) which is already the case[1]. [0] http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518066/could-electric-cars-threaten-the-grid/ http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518066/could-electric-c... [1] http://www.powermag.com/impact-of-electric-vehicle-charging-on-grid-may-be-far-less-than-feared/?printmode=1 http://www.powermag.com/impact-of-electric-vehicle-charging-...