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Most US homes have 220-240 volt service coming in that is split at the breaker panel. Most A/C and heat, dryer, range are 240V. An electric car can charge at
by drewnick 12y ago
Most US homes have 220-240 volt service coming in that is split at the breaker panel.
Most A/C and heat, dryer, range are 240V.
An electric car can charge at night when load is low, so the power infrastructure that is engineered for high demand due to cooling in the middle of the day in summer will work just fine if everyone is charging at night. In other words, the grid is already mostly robust enough to handle this load.
- walshemj 12y agoYes I know that its still low compared to the UK where a cooker circuit is 415. Also what happens when a large number of people put their cars on charge when they come home from work.