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Obvious solution: incentivize people to charge their EV at work! I bet plenty of businesses would be more than willing to equip their parking lot with chargers
by crote 3y ago
Obvious solution: incentivize people to charge their EV at work!
I bet plenty of businesses would be more than willing to equip their parking lot with chargers given the right tax incentive. Have the electricity company give out charging cards so that EV charging can be combined with your residential power bill, and add a 5-9 Duck Curve Discount. Make the charging speed electricity company controlled for additional demand shifting possibilities.
- bagels 3y agoPGE has chosen another path: frequent blackouts and higher prices.
- Qwertious 3y agoYou could also: incentivize e-mopeds and ebikes, both of which have far lower energy use than a car ever will. incentivize trains and buses, both of which have far lower energy use as long as they're even slightly filled (a 15-ton bus with only 7 passengers will still have better energy-efficiency than a 2-ton car). The latter might require building out more public transport in the first place, though.
- crote 3y agoOf course, those would be far superior, but it'd require people to significantly change their habits. On the other hand, plenty of people already drive to work and park there. Plugging in your EV while parking at work vs. plugging in your EV while parking at home is an absolutely minuscule change for most people, which means it is quite likely to actually be picked up.