Comments on: Toyota Exec Thinks Plug-in Cars Will Produce Local Power Outages, GM Doesn’t Agree http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 26 May 2012 05:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: john http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/#comment-175130 john Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:33:10 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=2719#comment-175130 Great article. Good news on heaters. Keep it up. Great article. Good news on heaters. Keep it up.

]]> By: Ian Matthews http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/#comment-173570 Ian Matthews Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:31:36 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=2719#comment-173570 Toronto Hydro, Canada's largest electric utility, doesn't think there will be a problem either. I posted this video in 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKv7_s5ZIHQ Toronto Hydro, Canada’s largest electric utility, doesn’t think there will be a problem either. I posted this video in 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKv7_s5ZIHQ

]]> By: jeffhre http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/#comment-172331 jeffhre Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:14:32 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=2719#comment-172331 Britta might be wrong. I was recently in a store that had 50" plasma TV's for less than $700 dollars. Britta might be wrong. I was recently in a store that had 50″ plasma TV’s for less than $700 dollars.

]]> By: realtime-dsp http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/#comment-171608 realtime-dsp Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:54:41 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=2719#comment-171608 "First: Half the world (including NZ, Europe, Australia) runs on 240 Volt as native so this is just an extra appliance to run." Not exactly. Electrical service is sized on power consumed, not voltage. Since power is volts*amps, your wiring may not be sized to handle the required current even if it currently runs at 240V. You might want to check the rated current before plugging in. Or watch for smoke later. “First: Half the world (including NZ, Europe, Australia) runs on 240 Volt as native so this is just an extra appliance to run.”

Not exactly. Electrical service is sized on power consumed, not voltage. Since power is volts*amps, your wiring may not be sized to handle the required current even if it currently runs at 240V.

You might want to check the rated current before plugging in. Or watch for smoke later.

]]> By: Roy http://gm-volt.com/2010/01/20/toyota-exec-thinks-plug-in-cars-will-produce-local-power-outages-gm-doesnt-agree/#comment-171605 Roy Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:34:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=2719#comment-171605 I work for an Electric Utility as a staking engineer. My job is to design new power lines and upgrade existing ones. I work with everything from security lights to industrial loads. I have a pretty good feel for the situation at our company and our ability to handle electric car charging loads and system upgrades as needed. I do not expect any major problems. Distribution transformers can be changed out quickly. We have a yard full of them in all sizes. Any customer believing he needs extra capacity need only call us and we will upgrade our facilities to match his need at no charge. Our substations serve very many customers. A few dozen or so cars on charge will make very little difference. We monitor the substations constantly and if load grows over time we make plans to upgrade the substations or add new substations. We are in the process of building a new coal fired base load power plant to add to our already capable system. We do not sit around and get surprised by load. We plan ahead for it and adapt for changes. Our efforts to promote energy efficiency has freed up excess capacity. Bring them on we can use the load!! I work for an Electric Utility as a staking engineer. My job is to design new power lines and upgrade existing ones. I work with everything from security lights to industrial loads. I have a pretty good feel for the situation at our company and our ability to handle electric car charging loads and system upgrades as needed. I do not expect any major problems. Distribution transformers can be changed out quickly. We have a yard full of them in all sizes. Any customer believing he needs extra capacity need only call us and we will upgrade our facilities to match his need at no charge. Our substations serve very many customers. A few dozen or so cars on charge will make very little difference. We monitor the substations constantly and if load grows over time we make plans to upgrade the substations or add new substations. We are in the process of building a new coal fired base load power plant to add to our already capable system. We do not sit around and get surprised by load. We plan ahead for it and adapt for changes. Our efforts to promote energy efficiency has freed up excess capacity. Bring them on we can use the load!!

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