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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by Guthur on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:58PM (#25976125)
My only concern is that what happens with a mass adoption of both EV and intermittent power sources such as solar and wind. Solar will obviously not be there in the evening when everyone is plugging in their cars after the evening commute home.

I don't have and stats to say either way but it is a scenario that i'd like said stats for :)

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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by myself248 on Sunday January 31, 2021 @12:58AM (#25976463)
The obvious solution is to put the chargers at the office. With a solar carpark roof, the power only travels a few feet in the ideal case, and you might not even need to upgrade the electrical service drop.
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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by 542354234235 on Monday February 01, 2021 @12:47PM (#25991069)
In addition, any power not used to charge cars can go directly to power the business, that likely uses most of their energy during work hours anyway.
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