Physics doesn’t take a vacation because of innovation... the simple facts are these:
During the average commute, ANY car uses about 7 hp per minute, (or the equivalent) or 420 hp in an hour. Converted to watts, that is 313,320 watts or enough energy to power 5 houses for an entire day.
The average commute in an electric vehicle, like any other vehicle, uses the same power.
So... if 5% of the homes acquire an EV, it is like that city has added 25% more houses, only the power consumption as they charge overnight, (8 hours) triples the load on the grid to the equivalent of 75% more houses.
What grid can handle nearly doubling the load?
Who is going to pay for it?
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