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Do people with electric cars only charge once per week? I concede There could be some demand response if people could know that they can charge for less every
by generatorguy 7y ago
Do people with electric cars only charge once per week? I concede There could be some demand response if people could know that they can charge for less every Sunday night. But as you say when you are empty you are a price taker.
I live near Vancouver which features the most expensive gas in North America, and decent public transportation, and I believe traffic is the only thing that keeps people from driving more, not cost. So demand seems inflexible over the long term, and with electric cars I think you have even less flexibility to choose your time and place to charge, unless charging becomes ubiquitously available.
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- greglindahl 7y agoYes, many people with big-battery electric cars can charge less than daily.
- fulafel 7y agoTesla ranges (320+) are over 20 times the average commute (16 miles). I think the more realistic scenario is that people charge less if the power is expensive, to full otherwise. Managed by a programmed policy. Also, commute length will start trending down as we leave the cheap-gas phase of history behind - EVs are also too CO2 intensive to sustain the car based lifestyle.