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UK Electric Car Growth May Send Power Use Soaring Late at Night
Home car chargers typically power up overnight when energy is plentiful and cheap. But that's set to change as more and more drivers go electric, upending the traditional supply-demand balance.
A survey of 854 UK homes by researcher Energy Systems Catapult showed power use among those with a charger spikes at night, rather than in the usual early-evening period. As EV uptake increases, energy tariffs may need to change to avoid 'crowding' demand into fixed, low-cost periods, it said.
