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Originally Posted by Conissah
Why would anyone charge during peak times anyways...? Much higher kW rates. Every EV out there, and the nice chargers all have a "schedule" feature so you can plug them in but they wont charge until the set time. I never charge during the day... Why pay $0.13 per kW when I charge overnight and pay ~$0.08 per kW?
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So if it costs $16 vs $10 (or whatever "nominal" fill up amount) plenty of people would for convenience to their schedules.
But you entirely miss the point.. The Texas grid (with what 2% EV adoption?) is already overburdened.
And when more and more EVs are added to the grid
1) your cost per kW will increase (basic supply and demand) for your car and other everyday uses
2) more and more people will be charging "off peak" to the point there is no more off peak. In the ideal cost-saving world you describe, cars will be charged by night, and the rest of civilization powered by day.
3) As adoption increases and infrastructure lags behind, prepare for regular rolling brownouts or worse, especially in extreme cold or hot weather