Qcman17
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I agree with you about the power availability. The company I work for is a materials operation think stone and asphalt for roadways. Currently in the summer we often get a call from the local power authority with a request that we shut down in exchange for a fee paid to us because we require so much power during peak hours. It is usually in the amount of many thousands of dollars for each instance.My father-in-law was a Sr level executive at TVA until he retired a few years ago. I think most would be shocked to learn how woefully unprepared we are to support the power requirements needed to support even 20% of the vehicles on the road moving to electric. The summer day time load on the power grid is already extremely high due to air conditioning use. We catch up by generating at night when the draw is low. When EV's become popular the night-time catch-up will cease because that is when everyone will plug in. Electricity prices will soar, which will reduce EV use, I suppose, so it will self-correct a little. Given the difficulty associated with opening new power plants, we will likely see rolling chronic power shortages Worldwide. We are electrifying EVERYTHING now.
Petroleum is supply source for energy. The demand for energy is not going to be reduced.
So to me the grids are already stressed and we haven't added EV's into the mix yet in any significant way.
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