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A smart charger and associated pricing structure would solve it yes.

What the problem is, is summed up by Origin's research finding that 60% of existing EV users aren't actually doing that, they're just using a "dumb" charger that charges there and then and doing so most commonly during the evening when electricity demand for other uses is high.

That bit is what rings the alarm bells on the technical side. If that 60% continues to be the case as EV's become mainstream well the existing infrastructure is nowhere near adequate to cope without major upgrades being done.

How to get the 40% of consumers choosing a smarter approach to become the vast majority, in an environment where the focus of consumers is on lower priced options (smart chargers aren't cheap) and the entire issue is engulfed in politics, is what has thus far been the problem.

My argument isn't one against EV's but it's about how society can get the maximum benefits from them.

<blockquote data-quote="Smurf1976" data-source="post: 1126126" data-attributes="member: 676">A smart charger and associated pricing structure would solve it yes.What the problem is, is summed up by Origin&#039;s research finding that 60% of existing EV users aren&#039;t actually doing that, they&#039;re just using a &quot;dumb&quot; charger that charges there and then and doing so most commonly during the evening when electricity demand for other uses is high.That bit is what rings the alarm bells on the technical side. If that 60% continues to be the case as EV&#039;s become mainstream well the existing infrastructure is nowhere near adequate to cope without major upgrades being done.How to get the 40% of consumers choosing a smarter approach to become the vast majority, in an environment where the focus of consumers is on lower priced options (smart chargers aren&#039;t cheap) and the entire issue is engulfed in politics, is what has thus far been the problem.My argument isn&#039;t one against EV&#039;s but it&#039;s about how society can get the maximum benefits from them. <img src="https://www.aussiestockforums.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/twocents.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":2twocents" title="Two Cents&nbsp; &nbsp; :2twocents" data-shortname=":2twocents" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Smurf1976, post: 1126126, member: 676"] A smart charger and associated pricing structure would solve it yes. What the problem is, is summed up by Origin's research finding that 60% of existing EV users aren't actually doing that, they're just using a "dumb" charger that charges there and then and doing so most commonly during the evening when electricity demand for other uses is high. That bit is what rings the alarm bells on the technical side. If that 60% continues to be the case as EV's become mainstream well the existing infrastructure is nowhere near adequate to cope without major upgrades being done. How to get the 40% of consumers choosing a smarter approach to become the vast majority, in an environment where the focus of consumers is on lower priced options (smart chargers aren't cheap) and the entire issue is engulfed in politics, is what has thus far been the problem. My argument isn't one against EV's but it's about how society can get the maximum benefits from them. :2twocents [/QUOTE]

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