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The only problem with this of course is that the range of a car is already limited. Plugging in your car overnight, and then discovering half the charge is gone
by bruce511 16y ago
The only problem with this of course is that the range of a car is already limited. Plugging in your car overnight, and then discovering half the charge is gone might be a tad, shall we say, unwelcome.
One could imagine though a big incentive (cost wise) not to charge the car during the day, or early evening but have the charger kick in after say 10pm. Then if your range is sufficient to get to work and back you're not motivated to charge during the day.
While all those batteries sitting there is somewhat appealing, the highest demand for grid power is also likely to be around the time you want to use your car.
- cabalamat 16y ago> The only problem with this of course is that the range of a car is already limited. Plugging in your car overnight, and then discovering half the charge is gone might be a tad, shall we say, unwelcome. Indeed. However, electric cars could have a part to play in equalising electricity production & demand. Electric cars could be re-powered by removing the battery pack and inserting a new one (this would be done at the successor to petrol stations; obviously battery packs would all be the same size and have the same interface). The battery station would then need to recharge all its spare packs -- and it could do it at the times when electricity supply exceeds demand.
- gmazzotti 16y agoI would love that to happen but I doubt it. Batteries are too expensive and last a relatively small number of charges, so if you leave your battery in the station and they give you another, nobody says that this battery is not worn and it lasts very little
- jokermatt999 16y agoActually, it's already being tried. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Place