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If A/Cs draw the same amount electric cars do then everyone switching to electric cars could double or triple (most households have two working parents) the pow
by usrn 4y ago
If A/Cs draw the same amount electric cars do then everyone switching to electric cars could double or triple (most households have two working parents) the power draw during parts of the day (around 5 when it's the hottest and everyone is coming home from work.)
People aren't going to have the vehicles charge at 3:00 AM, they don't like managing automatons like that. I grew up in a family where our ISP did something similar and I was the only one who would schedule downloads to start at midnight (including my dad who worked as a software dev at a large tech company.) They'll just suffer whatever consequences of having the thing charge when they plug it in are.
I like electric vehicles, I'm actually in the process of upgrading my boat to use electric propulsion. I think a lot of people overlook many of the downsides though and it's a bit concerning. The battery situation is particularly bad, the used electric vehicle market is going to look very different than the used ICE vehicle market.
- smileysteve 4y agoIf every car needs a daily high speed charge for their 20 mile average commute on a 200 mile range car. - daily vs nightly is important as grid capacity increases as commercial use decreases down by 7pm - high speed charging is important because if either car will be parked for 12 hours it will be better for the grid and batteries if it uses low speed charging - if electric cars (and hvacs) have no "time of use" functionality to reduce usage during peak billing rates.