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Originally Posted by gasman
Except if 50% of cars are electric it will impact the total power generation and distribution network. That is the infrastructure I'm talking about.
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At 15 kWh / 100 km and 20,000 km / yr that’s only about 3000 kWh of powered 10-12kWh / year for housing.
So somewhere at full adoption somewhere between 25-50% more power required however most charging will be done at night so peak load might not change all that much. In summer due to air conditioning you can get 50% differences in peak to off peak load.
So while transmission and generation may be challenging I think that with better utilization of existing infrastructure with batteries allowing for consistent use rather than peaks and valleys will offset some of these challenges.