Electric Cars Won't Strain the Power Grid

Posted by kdawson on Monday July 12, 2010 @03:35PM from the plug-it-in-don't-worry-be-happy dept.

thecarchik writes "Last week's heat wave prompted another eruption of that perennial question: Won't electric cars that recharge from grid power overload the nation's electricity system? The short answer is no. A comprehensive and wide-ranging two-volume study from 2007, Environmental Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles, looked at the impact of plug-in vehicles on the US electrical grid. It also analyzed the 'wells-to-wheels' carbon emissions of plug-ins versus gasoline cars. The load of one plug-in recharging (about 2 kilowatts) is roughly the same as that of four or five plasma television sets. Plasma TVs hardly brought worries about grid crashes."

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Re:No problem, long as they charge at night by Profane+MuthaFucka · 2010-07-12 17:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

LOL, you teabaggers are so racist. And impotent.

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Re:No problem, long as they charge at night by Profane+MuthaFucka · 2010-07-13 02:15 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Teabaggers have the thinnest skin ever. What a bunch of welfare babies. The only reason they have so much time to stand on the street with a sign is that they don't have a J-O-B.

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