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In response to "California's grid, relatively speaking, works great. it's been hitting 100% renewable sourcing for peak daytime capacity lately. but you can't just" by hollywood big shot

If 10s of millions of EVs are coming then the grid owners are negligent in not preparing for that eventuality.

Posted by TWuG Sep 2 '22, 15:40

Yes, today's grid is insufficient to meet the needs of 10s of millions of EVs. Tomorrow's grid will have to meet that need.

Also, why applaud 100% green energy supply and then demonize EVs as somehow unsustainable?

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"we just sold you the things, suckers. we never claimed they wouldn't be a giant suck on an infrastructure not designed to accommodate their existence - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 15:44 5
- The infrastructure can be changed. Should be changed. Must be changed. It cannot remain static - TWuG Sep 2, 15:56 4
  - yes, massively upgrading its 50-state patchworked infrastructure is what America is famously great at - hollywood big shot Sep 2, 16:01 3
    - You just described what has to happen for hydrogen to be viable and it has to start from zero AND rely on the electricity grid. -- nm - TWuG Sep 2, 16:22
    - To me it's a bit like saying that broadband will never catch on because we'd have to lay too much fibre optic cable - Reagen Sep 2, 16:10 1
      - Well, the US really lags on relative basis compared to the world on broadband installation. That's even allowing for one of the most - JD Sep 2, 16:19

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If 10s of millions of EVs are coming then the grid owners are negligent in not preparing for that eventuality.

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