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The more detailed Nature article that this report is based on is open access (no paywall) and readable here: "Charging infrastructure access and operation to r
by philipkglass 4y ago
The more detailed Nature article that this report is based on is open access (no paywall) and readable here:
"Charging infrastructure access and operation to reduce the grid impacts of deep electric vehicle adoption"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01105-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01105-7
The suggestion to use more daytime charging is specific to California, since California's future energy trajectory is weighted toward more solar. A state like Texas which has more renewable energy output at night, from wind [1], wouldn't necessarily need more daytime charging. If California ends up installing more offshore wind than currently projected, that could also change the optimal charging strategy.
[1] https://www.vaultelectricity.com/what-is-the-impact-of-wind-energy-on-texas-electricity-rates/ https://www.vaultelectricity.com/what-is-the-impact-of-wind-...
- Gibbon1 4y agoThing to consider with current electric car range and median driving habits most people won't have to charge their car everyday either. If I had a Chevy Bolt I'd only need to charge it once a week at my rate of driving. An arrangement where Tuesday is my day to use the charger at work would be 'fine'