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And where does the electricity come for those chargers? Huge swaths of the USA are experiencing rolling blackouts right now because there isn't enough electric
by StanislavPetrov 4y ago
And 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.