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> "An enormous amount of electricity would be required to actually replace all combustion engines in just regular cars" Not as much as you might think. In the
by Reason077 8y ago
> "An enormous amount of electricity would be required to actually replace all combustion engines in just regular cars"
Not as much as you might think. In the UK, for example, electrifying all ground transport would add only on the order of 25-30% to current grid demand. That's similar to the amount that grid demand has declined in the past decade due to energy efficiency, despite population growth.
Ofgem, the UK's energy market regulator, recently confirmed that there is enough grid capacity available for widespread adoption of electric vehicles, provided a significant portion of charging happens at off-peak times.
> "plus a lot of investment into infrastructure to charge all these cars."
Yes, but this is actually pretty cheap compared to the massive infrastructure requirement for H2 or synthetic fuels. With electricity, the production and distribution infrastructure already exists.