ROFL.
Another embarrassing installment from the ignorant .
Why don't the deniers bother to educate themselves rather than continually post false statements ?
Why would every ev owner plug in as soon as they get home ?
1. They wouldn't. Peak period prices would suggest that is the worst time of day to buy/use electricity. Who buys a commodity at it's most expensive each day ? Why wouldn't you charge your car during the day from very cheap solar and then supply your house with 10-15-20% capacity in the evening. Good for the consumer. Good for the grid. Win win.
2. The average commuter by car in Australia, over 7 million of them, does less than 60kms per day. So, even in the smallest of evs, that means your charging every 3 or 4 days at the most. In fake news denier world, that reduces your " demand " at any one time by 75%. Some owners will only need to charge once a week. As battery capacities get greater, which they are every year, those charging periods will stretch even further.
3. Smart programmable chargers are available now to charge an ev when the rates are at the lowest such as in the wee small hours. They can be even programmed for green energy only . A feature available in Europe and no doubt coming to Australia soon. So, evs will be helping to balance the grid during those periods when demand is low or there is an excess of renewable generation. They will get that electricity for a very low price.
4. Private vehicles are parked for 95% of their life. So, that means there is a huge opportunity for them to be topped up at work, at the shopping center or in the garage at home. Even many of the greedy deniers of hc have solar panels. I'm sure they'll be topping the car up for free every chance they get.
5. Given that the gross ev capacity is eventually going to dwarf any grid battery, it is very likely that electricity suppliers will want to utilise that capacity rather than invest in their own infrastructure. That means they will have all kinds of programs that encourage the consumer to charge their evs in a manner that supports the grid rather than working against it.
E.g. Even with Australia's relatively small renewable/solar penetration in 2022 as compared to what it will be in 2032 , ( around 5 times ) , we are already producing 50% of the east coast grid's power today. In winter. In a low wind period.
Fast forward a decade and we will be overproducing electricity most days of the year.
And you think you'll wait to get home to charge your car ? ROFL !!!!!!!
