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"The grid absolutely can handle EVs." Maybe yours can. In California, they were recently asked to not charge cars during certain times of the day because the
by readthenotes1 4y ago
"The grid absolutely can handle EVs."
Maybe yours can.
In California, they were recently asked to not charge cars during certain times of the day because the power system could not support the additional load.
My understanding is that California's grid could have supported the load, they just weren't able to generate the electricity required to do so.
- avtolik 4y agoAlmost all EV owners are charging them during the night, when the electricity demand is lower. And ok, maybe some upgrades will be needed in some places. But the situation is not so dark as the person above described it.
- silisili 4y agoKeep in mind, if my math is right, CA is at like 6% electric vehicle saturation. So basically multiply that load they claim not to be able to handle by 16.
- cycrutchfield 4y agoThe vast majority of home EV charging happens at night. Is that when CA was telling people not to charge their cars?
- silisili 4y agoWould America even function if gas stations were only open at night?
- cycrutchfield 4y agoIf you could fill up your gas tank in your garage, probably most people would be just fine.