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Ed Pawlowski[_3_]

On 5/21/2021 10:56 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 21 May 2021 21:45:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 5/21/2021 7:53 PM, Joey wrote:

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message

No the grid is not up to it.Â* Will it ever be if not pushed into it?
CA can't even keep the lights on at night

So it makes no sense at all to be charging lots of EVs at night.

Wow. Just wow.

He has a point. There is no solar at night and less wind. Having
everyone charging at the same time isn't a good idea either. If we
replace ICEs with electrics we'll need a lot more generating capacity.
Everyone doing it at the same time will make things even worse.

No simple answer but we need more non fossil fueled power plants. Once
demand is there, supply can and will be built. The worst thing to do is
nothing.

With CA forcing people into EVs they have to support them. Same as gas
stations grew over the past 100 years.