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Old 07-06-2010, 05:55 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by alrox View Post
Who says they had to charge at night? What if I need to charge my car during peak usage hours in the summer? There will be even more rolling blackouts then.

Yet another situation where the impracticality of electric cars shines through.
The vast majority of people work sometime between 6 am and 8 pm. There would be a minority that need to charge during peak hours, be it for work or because of trips made after going back home. So in those situations, yes the load on the system would increase. But it won't be in any meaningful numbers for decades, if ever.
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