Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2013
An earlier PNNL study found America’s existing power grid could meet the needs of about 70% of all US light-duty vehicles if battery charging was managed to avoid new peaks in electricity demand. If a million owners plug in their vehicles to recharge after work, it could cause a major strain on the grid.
Drive Electric
JUNE 19, 2023
The government itself has set a target to have 30% of the light fleet electric by 2035. 2 Smart charging will help make the most of New Zealand’s existing electricity infrastructure and avoid unnecessary capital investment, by helping manage peak demand.
Drive Electric
MAY 16, 2023
The government itself has set a target to have 30% of the light fleet electric by 2035. The graph below from the IEA sets out the Charging points per EV and kW per electric Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) in selected countries, 2021.4 EV smart charging could save the New Zealand economy close to $3 billion by 2035.7
Cars That Think
JUNE 20, 2023
light-duty vehicle sales. Nor is it surprising, as a University of California, Berkeley study found, that homeowners purchase EVs at nearly six times the rate of renters. For example, EV charging stations must by code have a circuit breaker between the charging station itself and its power source.
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