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Originally Posted by Chief
Most grids run under-capacity when people are sleeping. Hence why energy is usually discounted at those times. I can't remember the exact numbers, but the current grid can support 10's of millions of electric cars in daily use, long as they are set to charge on timers (as most people would to get discounted energy and it's just the most common sense time).
http://www.teslamotors.com/display_d...model_S_unveil
Tesla Model S. Being fully unveiled on March 26. Looks interesting. |
Don't forget a lot of energy is still being produced by coal/oil or by other "dirty" means. The energy grid is definitely under utilized at night, but the idea of polluting with old technology isn't going to fly. The older energy producers need to convert to nuclear/hydro/wind before a major push to electric cars is done.
WG