If people use their car to go to work, they will be charging overnight, if they charge at peak times(16.00-21.00) they add to the current problem.
If they can't discharge their batteries into the grid at peak times(16.00-21.00), they don't alleviate the current problem.
So the current peak demand problem still exists.
A shopping centre near me installed a fast charger that can take a Tesla model 3 to 60% charge in 11 mins, its charge rate is 1200kms per hour.I wonder if parking stations will jump on the bandwagon by installing charging outlets . Shoppers usually spend more than the 40 minutes charging time in the shops and all day car parks would have no problems.
As for people that don't have a place to charge at home, these people also aren't likely to have a petrel station at home either, so are probably already visiting a fuel station every 7-9 days, all they would have to do is visit a public charger of power point instead of a petrel station once a week.
Agreed - what the power industry is trying to work out is exactly how that plays out in practice.
That is, what's the actual change in load due to EV's? Total volume is pretty straightforward but the "when" aspect is the big one and that's not so clear.
A substantial portion will charge at home and coaxing them to do so outside the peaks is straightforward technically but considerably more difficult politically. It's the sort of thing that needs to be nudged in cautiously given the track record of such ideas blowing up politically.
How many will charge at public charging stations and when is the other big question. Sure, there are some in use now but it's a fair bet that early adopters of EV's may well use them differently to how the majority will use them so it may not be simply a case of scaling it up.
My own view on it all could be summed up as saying that I'm not overly interested in charging 10 EV's, that's easy, but I'm much more keen on the idea of charging 10 million of them and that's entirely doable but there's more to it than just plugging them in and expecting it to all work.
I'm probably 15 years too early yes but then I'm coming from the perspective of having seen how difficult it can be to convince those who need to be convinced before anything can be done with this sort of stuff. The technical side is the easy bit, dealing with politics, regulators and the media is where the pain arises.
Don't get me wrong though - it's happening, just not as quickly as I'd like it to.
VC, what is the maximum current drawn when you are charging your model 3 at home?
What makes me laugh, is the media say the downturn in car sales, is due to the economy.https://cleantechnica.com/2019/10/0...epreciation-getting-slammed-by-tesla-model-3/
Indeed why buy a luxury bmw now? especially on lease...
Not my problem as i never bought aluxury car (fast paced depreciating asset)
For those a bit more fashion conscious, another model from the same company.
https://electrameccanica.com/eroadster/
do teslas hold their value over 5 years?If you have owned a Tesla for awhile, has its battery been able to hold as much charge now as when you first bought the car?
No. The loss of range is a constant effect of use and charging. My car was 265 miles range new, 260 when I bought it at 22,000 mile, and much lower now.
I use the supercharger almost daily when I am out, resulting in about 5 times the wear from fast charging for two years.
To avoid problems, since I last did a reset to check my battery, Tesla has initiated a software upgrade that resulted in a considerable reduction.
I am guessing on my reset this fall, I will be below 240 when I fill it.
I am not upset with this, as I consider it reasonable for my use, and am happy to have them oversee my battery health.
I am putting $50 a week away from my ‘car’ income to purchase a new battery and expect the cost to drop as fast as the savings rise.
When the car was made 5 years ago, the battery was probably well over $20,000 in cost, I am hoping to buy newer tech in a battery for half that if not less.
New batteries now have almost 400 miles of range and charge twice as fast.
From a Tesla owner.
Apparently they do, they are probably the only electric vehicle that holds its value better than a ice vehicle.do teslas hold their value over 5 years?
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