From the Economist and the NY times via The Energy Collective:
http://theenergycollective.com/TheEnergyCollective/57758?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+(all+posts)
How will we recharge all the electric cars?
IN THE ten years since hybrid electric vehicles first hit the highways and byways of America, they have come to represent 2.5% of new car sales. Yet, in places like Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, DC, every other car seems to be a Toyota Prius. That is because hybrids like the Prius have sold overwhelmingly where well-heeled early adopters reside.
Of course, if not fully charged at night it may have to be recharged during the day—when electricity rates can be up to five times more expensive. Average peak rates in America are 33 cents a kilowatt-hour
To me - points which are to create confusion only!
1. They worry about the 220 volt connection required for faster charging which is no big deal to connect into the household wiring.
2. İf the car is not charged at night time cheap rates it will become expensive - OK so what and who was the genius to figure this out?
3. Range limits of the EV - most families have two cars - the EV is for to work and back plus running around town while the family car has a standard engine if one is worried about range
4. The NYT worries that many areas do not have night rates for power - the utilities are not stupid and they can fix that point
İf we want we can worry about everything and do nothing İ suppose. All in all not terribly impressive articles!
