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Yes. Sure, we all know that electricity is cheaper at night, but would it make overall sense for the engineers to do their work at night for this reason? First
by morcheeba 11y ago
Yes. Sure, we all know that electricity is cheaper at night, but would it make overall sense for the engineers to do their work at night for this reason?
First, they don't have to use the energy when they draw it from the grid. Charge an EV at night and test it all day.
Second, it only costs a couple bucks to charge an EV car even at peak rates. Surely the engineer's time and schedule is more important.
- ProAm 11y agoAll the machinery they are using to build and test the cars most likely do not run on batteries.
- Sanddancer 11y agoDepends on what type of work they are doing there. If it's light manufacturing, given the discussion of wobbly sheet metal and the like, you really wouldn't have many engineers there on shift, you'd have machinists who like working second shift/graveyard. Plus, given the location and security presence, it makes it a lot easier to chase curious people away while people are working.