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Offline rangerrebew

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Electric Grid Unprepared for Electric Big Rigs
« on: December 17, 2022, 10:30:05 am »
Electric Grid Unprepared for Electric Big Rigs
 
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December 15, 2022


Electric grid unprepared for electric big rigs, which may not be the best alternative, says transportation analyst Robert Poole.

by Robert Poole

Electric utility company National Grid released a study on requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along long-distance highways, with a focus on heavy trucks. The finding that got the most attention in trucking circles is: “The charging capacity required to supply a large passenger vehicle travel center/truck stop will be roughly equivalent to the electric load of a small town.”

The Electric Highways Study was conducted by National Grid along with Calstart, Geotab, RMI, and Stable Auto. Its geographic focus was New York and Massachusetts, but the implications are national. The report reached six main conclusions:

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Re: Electric Grid Unprepared for Electric Big Rigs
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2022, 06:29:56 pm »
Ya think?    22222frying pan
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Re: Electric Grid Unprepared for Electric Big Rigs
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2022, 06:39:23 pm »
Oh, FFS. I think I'll buy a heavy Wrecker.

We have a buttload of southerners driving big rigs up this way in winter with tanks full of no. 2 diesel and gelling up on the side of the road now, but electrics ought to be a gold mine.
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