Australia’s electricity grid can easily support electric cars – if we get smart
- Written by Marcus Brazil, Associate Professor and Reader in Engineering, University of Melbourne
Smart meters can help share the load of charging electric cars. Chris Hunkeler/Flickr, CC BY-SA
Following opposition leader Bill Shorten’s policy announcement that 50% of new cars will be electric by 2030, questions have been raised about the ability of the electricity grid to cope with the increased demand associated with a substantial...
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