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@Setok @sleepy62 @mhoye it depends on the country. in #Germany, there're periodic house renovation requirements, so houses have modern electrical wiring capable of 11kw charging units without permission. but if you want 22kw unit, you have to get a permission from grid operators to ensure that 1) your house wiring can handle, 2) the grid itself can handle the load. then you have the issue with weight of EV vs ICE and the impact of that on certain infrastructure like bridges and old roads ...etc @hszakher @sleepy62 @mhoye most people overestimate their charging needs. We went months with two EVs and just regular suko plugs. Very rarely was that not enough to be fully charged in the morning (most people don’t drive to empty every day). From what I read, the impact of weight increase is quite minimal in general but there may be some car parks that need to consider. |
@hszakher @sleepy62 @mhoye I’m not sure what the reality is there but in Finland almost nothing extraordinary needs to be done to the grid to accommodate EVs. The cars just don’t need that much extra, compared to everything else and my understanding is that concern is overblown.