Posted: Aug 05, 2018 2:30 am
I'm aware of that Alan and you are not correct.
this is a good read
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/electri ... ging-point
but again does not take the entire changing picture of power generation into account. UK is likely a more knotty problem and indeed if you get more heat waves you will need to add a/c peaks into the mix as we have to in Ontario.
The advantage with the UK is density so it's a matter of smart handling and turning the growing bank of EVs into an asset to the grid.
from the article
One thing the article mistates....no one is "caught out" as the software won't allow the car supplying power to go below 60% charge or whatever level the owner of the vehicle decides.
The EV wave is coming but how it play out over the next decade or two is down to management ...not throwing massive power at it.
exactly.
The other factor not mentioned is the draw merchants have ...especially big box stores to shop and charge.
Met ...I don't think standard batteries are going to fly ...mostly my opinion.
The entire shift to EV will be a slow flood coming in ( tho Norway got caught out at the high uptake ) as the ICE fleet retires and people switch for economic reasons ...not just being tree huggers.
EV cost per mile is CHEAP.
The UK’s National Grid currently has enough energy in its system to support a nation full of EVs, no matter what time of year. What’s lacking is the ability to charge them all simultaneously, which would be a problem if drivers charged their vehicles at the same time in the evening.
One way around unmanageable peak consumption is smart charging, which can vary the rate at which the cars charge, depending on overall demand. But there are still a lot of details to work out, such as what the regulatory mechanism or software would look like, and if this would be better handled at a national or local level.
Ofgem, Britain’s energy regulator, has recently issued its own guidance on this subject, calling for incentives to encourage people to charge their EVs outside of peak hours, which would increase the number of cars currently supportable by the country’s electricity network by 60 per cent. This is very similar to the National Grid’s own opinion, which is that flexible charging would halve the estimated additional generation needed to manage the demand.
this is a good read
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/electri ... ging-point
but again does not take the entire changing picture of power generation into account. UK is likely a more knotty problem and indeed if you get more heat waves you will need to add a/c peaks into the mix as we have to in Ontario.
The advantage with the UK is density so it's a matter of smart handling and turning the growing bank of EVs into an asset to the grid.
from the article
Another technology being researched by automakers, and already used in limited markets by Nissan and Mitsubishi, is vehicle to grid (V2G). Using the same kind of tech that would allow for automated charging, this function lets car owners sell the energy in their batteries to the network when it isn’t in use. This would help balance out the demand on power generation and put it to more efficient use
One thing the article mistates....no one is "caught out" as the software won't allow the car supplying power to go below 60% charge or whatever level the owner of the vehicle decides.
The EV wave is coming but how it play out over the next decade or two is down to management ...not throwing massive power at it.
The UK’s National Grid currently has enough energy in its system to support a nation full of EVs,
exactly.
The other factor not mentioned is the draw merchants have ...especially big box stores to shop and charge.
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Met ...I don't think standard batteries are going to fly ...mostly my opinion.
The entire shift to EV will be a slow flood coming in ( tho Norway got caught out at the high uptake ) as the ICE fleet retires and people switch for economic reasons ...not just being tree huggers.
EV cost per mile is CHEAP.