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Originally Posted by David

Yup, there is so much excess capacity at night that there would have to be millions of electric cars before it becomes a problem. Besides that, by the time there are that many electric cars, the cars will communicate with the grid and provide power back to the grid in times of peak power need.

There is a setting on the volt so when you plug it in, you can tell it to wait to charge until a certain time - so it can be charged during 'off hours' when some power companies charge less. So, if your power company charges 40% less for electricity between midnight and 5 am you can tell your volt to only charge during those hours....