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Old 09-16-2021, 09:17 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
What are the chances that car companies/buyers make the jump to so many EV's that more electric infrastructure is needed without the infrasctructure having time to keep up?
My hunch is somewhat likely. The S-curve of technology adoption typically means that things are slow to catch on until they aren't, and then demand goes through the roof.

There will probably be mitigating strategies that offer incentives to allow utilities to control charge times.
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