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Originally Posted by colonel_bagshot
That's what I am curious about too. I hope our solution for meeting the increasing demand for electric won't be more harmful than oil.
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The power grid is underutilized at night (factories, offices, air conditioning all reduce demand) and this is when most cars will get recharged. Unlikely that most users will regularly need charging network but it will be there if needed. Similar to what would happen if you had a gas station at your house.
Then, using electric is a more efficient and clean way to power cars and as this population grows you may need more power plants but you would also have less tank trucks, gas stations (most would have a gas station at their house), refineries so you end up trading one for the other.