EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks

shelbyfv wrote:

BCSnob wrote:
For those thinking and/or posting “the cart before the horse” comments about the lack of grid resilience & power generation capacity for EVs; I have a follow up question.

Will the entities responsible for the grid/power generation build in more capacity if there isn’t increased demand from EVs (or other power consumers) or a government mandate?

You can Google for the various estimates but most show between 6% and 8% additional grid capacity needed over the next 20 years, using optimistic estimates of EV adoption. EVs are primarily charged at night, so don't contribute much to the "peak" problems we see in the summer. Nevertheless, like most infrastructure, the power grid needs upgrading, EVs or not.

Agreed. I meant to say before I posted that EV's aren't the bad guy here in terms of power consumption. Climate/temperature swings paired with energy inefficient housing is probably the greatest impact. More people, more devices etc. EV's are just icing - or perhaps victim of timing. That said, charging at night for EV's might be true today as it's still a rather niche market. But as they become more common won't more charging occur in peak hours, like folks travelling, charging while at work during the day, etc?