Witty Rejoinder said:

Woodie said:

Spiny Norman said:

Oil refineries chew through massive amounts of electricity. As they begin to shut down that’ll free up a quite a lot of power.
Also, people with EV’s mostly charge them at home from their own solar panels, so yes there will be an increase in the amount of electricity used but not in the same rate as EV ownership.
It’s not going to be a problem.

Ummmm….. Mr Norman……… we don’t have any (maybe one) oil refineries. Aluminum smelters use heaps. We have a few (small ones) of those, hey what but.

There is also the consideration that EVs are basically one great big movin’ groovin battery that more often than not can be plugged into the grid to harvest renewables, especially solar, during the day and whether based on the next day’s usage can be discharged during the night. They have utility not just as a replacement for ICE vehicles but as an extra adjunct to large battery farms used to manage the grid for when the Sun ain’t shining and the wind ain’t blowing.

Yes, but unfortunately most people with solar panels are not at home when their panels are producing, and the car is at work where it’s not consuming, then it gets home to be charged at night while the occupant is also home at night consuming electricity.

The big battery in the car is often not useful unless you also have another even bigger battery at home. THEN it all works great.