Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that nighttime charging of plug-in hybrids would not increase electricity demand over baseline levels. But if owners charge their vehicles during the day, it could require the construction of 160 new power plants.
Plug-In Hybrids Could Require 160 New Power Plants By 2030 (Or None At All) : Gas 2.0
Plug-In Hybrids Could Require 160 New Power Plants By 2030 (Or None At All) : Gas 2.0
(via gas2.org)
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