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Where do those people park their cars now? Wherever that is, put a charger on a post next to the spot.
by josephcsible 4y ago
Where do those people park their cars now? Wherever that is, put a charger on a post next to the spot.
- StanislavPetrov 4y agoAnd where does the electricity come for those chargers? Huge swaths of the USA are experiencing rolling blackouts right now because there isn't enough electrical capacity.
- twarge 4y agoAnd the car batteries can supply peak demand instead of having a blackout.
- mcbits 4y agoI hope that doesn't mean I plug in my car at 80%, hoping to top it off for a long trip, but since everyone else is averaging 60% and there's peak demand, it decides to drain the battery and generously put a dollar in my account.
- kalleboo 4y agoIt would most likely be opt-in, as a form of this is already a thing in some place - you can choose to have the power company reduce the power of your cooling/heating during peaks in demand in return for a discount on your power bill.
- adrianN 4y agoTry building some generators? Renewable energy is cheap and a perfect match for charging cars, just adjust the charging current to match current generation.
- dotancohen 4y agoRolling blackouts are being experienced because the delta between high day usage and low night usage is too great to invest in upgraded peak-capable infrastructure. Charging vehicles at night will actually _improve_ the situation.
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