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Re:France Hits Record 19.2% EV Share in December – Up Almost... by read_if_gay_ on Sunday January 03, 2021 @03:56AM (#25620577)
I suppose you could get financial compensation (maybe in the form of cheaper power) if you hook your battery up. But I think the fact that your car battery might not have enough power when you need it is going to be a dealbreaker for many people.
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Re:France Hits Record 19.2% EV Share in December – Up Almost... by gorbypark on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:58AM (#25621037)
I think if all parking infrastructure was equipped with “smart” charging equipment, then it wouldn’t be much of a problem, I don’t think. In the future, theoretically, most cars will be electric, and if the current pattern of having a car parked 95% of the time holds true, then only a small percent of each car’s battery would be needed to balance the grid.
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