Strategic EV Charging Could Eliminate the Need for Costly New Infrastructure

04 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Anthropocene Magazine

"Carefully strategizing about where to put EV charging stations for people to use when out and about during the day, combined with encouraging people to delay EV charging when they are home for the night, could virtually eliminate excess strain on the grid even with lots of EVs on the road.

"At-work charging [sourced from peak solar power] will also reduce the surge in electricity demand for car charging during peak hours of the early evening."

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