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Old 07-23-2008, 03:34 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101 View Post
Anyone else concerned about the load charging cars will put on an already strained distribution system? We already have brownouts at some times, with warnings to limit use of appliances. It's even worse in the southern states. How can the systems take this extra load of charging large battery systems unless we expand production? Seems to be another factor limiting the adoption.
Charging would largely occur at night, which is the time of the least power consumption.
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