When the California ISO issues a Flex Alert, a call on Californians to reduce energy use during peak times to limit strain on the grid, the agency asks that electric vehicle owners delay charging their cars. That would be a challenge for many EV drivers no matter the day, but especially during a heavy travel period like Labor Day weekend.
David Victor, a professor at UC San Diego who studies energy and the power grid, isn’t too worried about that.
Right now California has over 35,000 public electric car charging stations and an additional 43,000 shared private ones.
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