Tesla Model 3 represented over 15% of September new car sales in The Netherlands

Re:Tesla Model 3 represented over 15% of September new car s... by close04 on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:50AM (#21179353)

I thought we're talking about the underground power lines that go from a transformer to the house.

Later edit. Ok, that makes sense. For some reason I read it as "upgrading the residential grid to support the extra load of EV charging". There are already HV power distribution lines spanning the country. I understand building new transmission towers would be a NIMBY topic but is it a given that they can't be upgraded to expand the capacity over the same towers?

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Re:Tesla Model 3 represented over 15% of September new car s... by ptaipale on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:58AM (#21179407)

I was writing about the national power grid in Germany and other countries; basically, the lines at 220 kV or higher, or HVDC, that transfers power from e.g. the wind power stations at North Sea to the consumers and industry that needs electricity in Bavaria.

Likewise for Sweden: there is hydro and other capacity in north, but power grid cannot transfer enough power to users in Skåne (Malmö) so that industrial projects are cancelled.

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