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One possible solution for this is to encourage employers to install more charging stations at their office -- which would mean a more consistent load throughout
by xt00 3y ago
One possible solution for this is to encourage employers to install more charging stations at their office -- which would mean a more consistent load throughout the day as tons of electric cars charge during the day. This would also be a huge benefit to employees who could effectively drive their electric car for free and the power company also gets the benefit of people putting less demand on the residential power grid.
- stouset 3y agoAt this point my (weak) personal observation is that there are more EV charging spots at most parking lots (in SF at least) than there are EVs using them. I think we just need to accelerate the rollout of EVs as quickly as possible.
- mauvehaus 3y agoIs this not basically equivalent to installing more batteries on the grid assuming the number of electric cars is mostly unaffected by the availability of employer-provided charging[0]? Those cars are batteries, and midday charging smooths demand the same as grid-connected battery storage[1]. [0] A big assumption, to be sure. [1] You could schedule your car to charge at the most off-peak hours that aren't midday, but we're getting pretty far from a first-order approximation if we're looking at that as a factor.
- ortusdux 3y agoSolar covered parking with charging.