Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?

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From: Damon Hill
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 18:11

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Joerg <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote in news:YMjXj.285
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> Damon Hill wrote:

>> --Damon, wondering if his electric service would be adequate
> 
> 
> There is a major stumbling block in areas like ours: Monopoly, plus 
> baseline usage rules the monopoly imposes. The millisecond you exceed 
> baseline by IIRC as little as 30% electricity becomes painfully 
> expensive. Anyone who dared to use their A/C in summer knows that. 
> Unless this changes or one can line up a sweet and most of all longterm 
> night-time deal there won't be a realistic future for electric cars.

Yeah, that's a gotcha I've been wondering about.  Seems like a
smart charger would have to monitor total household current and
toe the baseline--especially during peak use hours.  Result: no
quick charge when one might need it most.  Hence the thought about
a deep hybrid...

Should electric vehicles start to appear in significant numbers, this
and electric grid capacity issues will pop up like red flags.  The
electricity infrastructure will have to adapt, which will not be
inexpensive.

--Damon

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