On average, vehicles are plugged in for over 12 hours but they only take electricity for 1.5 hours in that time, showing there is sufficient flexibility to manage charging away from peak electricity demand periods. Incentives such as cheaper off-peak electricity rates are effective in persuading owners of electric vehicles (EVs) to charge their cars outside peak demand times, reducing grid pressure and domestic costs, according to findings from the world’s largest home smart-charging project. Project participant DriveElectric said the weekdays EV trial, involving almost 700 DriveElectric users, revealed most cars were plugged in for around 90 minutes but only took electricity for 12 hours , demonstrating there is ample flexibility to shift EV charging to off-peak periods.
Incentives such as cheaper off-peak electricity rates are effective in persuading owners of electric vehicles (EVs) to charge their cars outside peak demand times, reducing grid pressure and domestic costs, according to findings from the world’s largest home smart-charging project. Project participant DriveElectric said the weekdays EV trial, involving almost 700 DriveElectric users, revealed most cars were plugged in for around 90 minutes but only took electricity for 12 hours , demonstrating there is ample flexibility to shift EV charging to off-peak periods.