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Originally Posted by accord1999
But that assumes there will be baseload generators like coal and nuclear that generally don't deviate their output significantly over a 24 hour period. But many of them are retiring in areas pushing EV sales, like Western Europe or California, and where peak demand (cold winter mornings and evenings in Europe, hot summer late afternoon and evening in California) are already very challenging. And these same areas are trying to electrify heating and cooking and move away from natural gas which will further strain their weakening systems.
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EV's help this more than hinder. It doesn't matter what time of day an EV charges, as 95% of the cars on the road are only going to use a small portion of the battery and will be plugged in for long periods of time. EV's are the ideal way to balance the grid because their draw is flexible, and they could be changed to provide power and thereby grid balancing