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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by mcot2 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @07:37PM (#25974532)
Thank you for this comment. The average commute is like 30 miles round trip (way less with covid and wfh). Modern EVs can get an effciency of around 250Wh/mi. This works out to about an additional 7.5kWh a day. This is roughly 25% of the average daily consumption of most households.
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