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Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by silisili on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:37AM (#33243739)
The same grid that can't handle heat waves without begging people to turn off AC, and even then having rolling blackouts, can handle everyone charging at night or after work at the same time, too?

Almost everyone in the midwest and mountain west considers a 3 hr (one way) drive a normalish weekly or monthly event. Sure, it's not most people, but it's not some tiny outlier.

I'm completely fine with being made a fool of, but I'm going to need more than 'yeah, it can do it.'

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Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by saagarjha on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:00AM (#33243916)
Absolutely. The reason the grid begs you to turn off your AC is because you do it at 4 PM when there isn't enough power. EVs charge at night when demand is low.
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Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by Jtype on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:48AM (#33249231)
demand won't be low if that's when everyone is charging their EVs. lol
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Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by organsnyder on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:04PM (#33253078)
Time-of-use pricing combined with scheduled charging solves this, and is already widely available.
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