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They don’t. Tesla tried and stopped after a short time. It’s just not worth it as charging has got much better. Charging scales better than any other new load
by Robotbeat 6y ago
They don’t. Tesla tried and stopped after a short time. It’s just not worth it as charging has got much better.
Charging scales better than any other new load we’ve added to the grid (such as air conditioning) as the vast majority of charging will be flexible within roughly 24 hours. After doubling like once a decade or so for a century, electricity demand has been constant or even falling for the last 5-10 years, which has been a major strain on utility finances. The extra flexible demand from electric cars is going to be hugely important for funding the maintenance and upgrading of our electric grid.
- clouddrover 6y ago> Tesla tried and stopped after a short time. It’s just not worth it as charging has got much better. Nio has succeeded where Tesla failed. Nio does swapping and charging: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33670482/nio-swappable-batteries-lease/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33670482/nio-swappable-ba... https://insideevs.com/news/448165/nio-completed-1-millionth-battery-swap/ https://insideevs.com/news/448165/nio-completed-1-millionth-...
- Robotbeat 6y agoTesla succeeded. It just wasn't worth it. Not in the States, at least. It's quite possible it makes more sense elsewhere.