Many electric car users plug their cars in overnight to charge. But as popularity of electric vehicles grow, we'll need to spread out demand more evenly throughout the day to avoid overwhelming electric grids
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The growth in electric car ownership could strain power grids if most drivers continue charging primarily at home overnight. Investment in daytime charging options will be crucial to help the western US power grid handle the demand with an estimated 50 per cent of drivers using electric vehicles by 2035.
That finding comes from computer models looking at how driver charging behaviours and available charging station infrastructure at home and in public places could impact peak net electricity demand – the highest electrical power demand minus power provided by solar and wind power.
Powell and her colleagues used computer models to analyse charging patterns from the behaviour of 27,700 electric vehicle drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Such real-life data allowed the computer models to predict how an expanded population of 48.6 million future electric vehicle owners might impact the western US power grid that serves 11 states, including California.
The findings also show how a shift to daytime charging patterns could help the western US grid efficiently use its excess solar power, says
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