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Old 09-04-2007, 04:07 PM   #26 (permalink)
JRP3
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At the same time I got that news article, I saw this one...
SoCal Heat Wave Strains Power Grid - Forbes.com
Makes me wonder about the impact of a couple thousand "fast charge" cars on the grid.
In certain areas it might pose a problem, but not necessarily. The way I imagine it, fast charge stations would charge a premium for the privilege, so only those who have to use them would do so. Most likely, these fast charge stations would not try to pull all that power from the grid at once, but would charge up stationary banks of NanoSafe's, or Ultra caps, or something at night at reduced rates. Then When you plug into the fast charge "pumps" you're pulling last nights energy from the batteries or caps. Maybe :p
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