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Originally Posted by RWebb
Who is Joe Rogan?
Will more electric cars cause the grid to crash? Matteo Muratori of the National Renewable Energy Lab took a look at that question recently and decided the answer is no. His research suggests the existing grid can cope just fine with more electric cars on the road. In fact, it can handle the demand that would occur if 25% of the cars on the road are electric. After that, system upgrades will be necessary, but we are a long way away from that 25% number right now and will be for many years to come.
Good luck getting nuke plants built...
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That is in sharp contrast to my experience buying electricity for a municipality. Electricity is in limited supply and we see this evidenced when you hear those 'beat the peak' pleas in the summer time.
PS, electricity...ALL of it, not just what is used for cars, is gonna get a lot more expensive if demand goes up.