Get Ready To Plug in Or Unplug?

[mssl72]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

This is not too far off the mark for the unfortunate residents of California.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...d-to-the-brink

So what is likely:

The executive order would drive up power demands in the state by as much as 9.5% over the next 10 years and 25% by 2035. Currently rolling back outs are ordered to prevent the system from collapsing during heat waves right now.

So it reasons that if everyone were to plug in their vehicles at the same time, at night, the problem could be concentrated and even worse.

Logically people would have to stagger when and how they plug in their vehicles for charging, taking into account when the state’s solar energy kicks in and when wind power peaks, for example if everyone plugs in right after work that's roughly the same time everyone also decides to turn on their air conditioning, stoves and televisions, so again at roughly the same time, solar power then dips around sunset, forcing gas plants to pick up demand.

Any way you view this it's not good.

I'm gonna start packing.

[markinnaples]

I was listening to a radio show last month and they had an expert on nuclear power who said that with the improvements they've made over the last several years (productivity and safety), nuclear power is very safe and very cheap and really should be more widespread than it is and that the stigma should be removed so that more plants are built.

[scuncio]

Originally Posted by mssl72

I'm gonna start packing.

As a former resident of California, I think you guys have other reasons to start packing besides EVs.... Crazy out there, between the wildfires, homelessness, etc.

[Astock]

The classic cars need to added to the list. The days of waking up, excited to find a car that's been sitting since 60's 70's, are long gone.

[ZiggyL78]

Originally Posted by Billohio

Anyone here have a Tesla? My buddy said this week they had some glitch at Tesla and cars that were sitting at customers would not start? He didnt have the whole story but as an IT guy, he was concerned on how much Tesla could tell about what you were doing.

You don't even have to drive it backward !

https://abc7news.com/tesla-that-caug...pbell/4925030/