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A charging EV can draw 30-50 amps @220V, much more than a kettle…
by boatsie 3y ago
A charging EV can draw 30-50 amps @220V, much more than a kettle…
- acdha 3y agoHence the word “averages”: most people are going to do that every week or two overnight, when demand is well below peak. If you want a harder problem, it’s electric building heat in cold climates.
- dzhiurgis 3y agoKeyword - averages. 50km a day is about 7kwh which is about 500w on average. That said my basic calculation for New Zealand is additional 50% is needed. Probably easy peasy if we get over lobby given how much existing hydro we have and capacity for sun and wind. Using Chinese offshore wind turbine costs my estimate was 1/3rd of some major railway project cost we are considering…