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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 85 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Most drivers prefer plugging in at home or nearby, especially overnight. While this offers convenience, it creates problems for the power grid, which is already under stress during peak evening hours.

Wildly misleading title. Overnight charging doesn't pose a problem, charging in the evening may pose a problem. All EVs today have scheduled charging so you can plug it in when you get home but it won't charge until nighttime where load and price are low. This is a non-issue, it has already been solved for everyone but the most dense idiot consumers.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

You're missing that the researchers recommend charging during daytime business hours, which means people who use EVs to drive to work would need public or workplace provided chargers to accommodate this.

Setting a timer to charge around noon wouldn't help if you're parked at your job with no chargers nearby.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So the researchers are saying there is more load during mid-day but there is also excess capacity due to solar, and that is better than charging at 3am with low load but also low generation from renewables?

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

That's how I read the article, yes.

It's a little confusing, because they seem to also be speculating on how power generation and load will be in the future as well as people's charging habits.

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