Does anyone on this forum own an EV. Be honest!

67Dart273 said

Well and as right as you are about this, what about the grid feeding it? That's the thing in a nutshell. What I DO NOT see is the local power company out here "times 4-ing" the capacity of the local grid, .......and.....then...........what feeds THAT??

And it ain't just the cars charging. CA is trying to get houses "all electric." Bidet has mentioned that. They want to get combustion fuels out of the homes. I tell you, the grid cannot support that crap.

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I'll tell you exactly what will happen; power companies will borrow a page from the book of ISPs- inasmuch as having a given amount of bandwidth available in a given area, your service slows to the point of only being able to operate on a limited basis. Just like when you become unable to stream TV and surf the internet at the same time; not to mention utilizing all your wifi doorbells, thermostats, waterheaters, bagel warmers and other nonsense. You'll need to prioritize your electrical consumption, probably leading to some form of load-sensing hardware in your main panel that shuts down non-essential circuits depending on local demand, and that will need to be installed on YOUR dime. There will be no grid upgrades, as that would cost THEM money.