It is a scenario that is likely to discourage many people from buying an electric car: the driver comes home from work in the early evening, the battery is almost empty, he has just enough time to refuel at the charging station at home before he wants an evening appointment in two hours. He connects the car with the charging station, but then - nothing happens. The electricity provider has decided that the load on the network is just too high because the neighbors also want to charge their vehicles. The provider has therefore simply turned off the juice of all electric cars that want to fill up with electricity. If the draft of Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) for an amendment to the Energy Industry Act, which is available at WELT AM SONNTAG, could soon become a reality.
“Peak smoothing” - this plan is a big risk for the electric car
2021-01-18T14:19:00.221Z
Energy providers should be able to simply turn off the electricity in electric cars if too much of it is used. A draft law by the Minister of Economics provides for this. This is a terrifying scenario for consumers and the car lobby.
Source: welt