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Canadian_Infidel t1_ixs2aty wrote

Reply to comment by goldfaux in Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035 — and the grid isn't ready by Sorin61

They mean each charging station.

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SkySchemer t1_ixuwoor wrote

My level 2 charger uses as much energy as my clothes dryer. Better stop building new dryers?

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Canadian_Infidel t1_ixvaovq wrote

Your dryer is the most power hungry thing in your home. Homes run them a few hours a week, maybe. Now it will be 8 hours a day or more.

The lines that feed the neighborhood are based on how much power will be likely used for all the homes at any time. It isnt sized so every house could use max power at all times.

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SkySchemer t1_ixvgq6m wrote

I know exactly how power hungry it is. Yet we have been powering them at home for decades.

But 8 hours a day or more of charging? Where are you getting your math from? Or what are you smoking so I can have some? According to my charger stats, I charge roughly twice a week for maybe 4 hours at most each session. That's less than 8 hours a week.

8 hours of charging nets me about 200 miles of range. Who regularly drives 200 miles a day? I am sure someone does, but they aren't the average car owner by any stretch.

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