Well, it's not that bad. ICE cars are, perhaps, 20% efficient and EVs
around 80%. So you would divide your number by 4.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Ben Goren via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "Robert Bruninga" <bruni...@usna.edu>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion
List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: 04-Dec-15 7:11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] UK grid too weak for 34M EVs (not when we stop
pumping gas too!)
On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:47 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:
How much ELECTRICITY does a gas station consume????
Nowhere near as much as you’re suggesting. As a general rule, Americans
use about as much energy on personal transportation as for household
electricity, with the cars generally more than the house. There’s no
way the corner gas station has as much electricity load as 50 houses.
EVs will increase electricity consumption, and increase it
significantly. But EVs are mostly charged at night when the power
plants are producing more than people are using. And EVs are perfectly
suited to soaking up excess renewables…and even backfeeding to level
out demand and reduce the need for expensive peaking generation.
EVs will be very good for the grid…but not because we’ll be shutting
down gas stations.
b&
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