Ian, wasn't saying you did, so don't take it that way. But Larry had and I think a couple other folks. But like I also said, pretty much all experts have been warning our government and our utilities companies that our electrical infrastructure is sorely outdated and in need of upgrading and improvements. Same goes for a lot of our roadways, but as you correctly point out, there is no longer a sense of national pride or community spirit it seems, and too much political infighting to fix this problem.
Frankly, with our growth in other sectors (housing which is starting back up again) and the very slow growth of electric vehicles, I think it will be other factors that bring our infrastructure down when or if it does collapse (for instance a continuation of this nationwide heat wave we are all seeing). If you factor in that MOST people would charge their car overnight during minimum load (since most businesses are shutdown at night, or on reduced loads, and most people shut most of the electronics and heavy loads off after 9pm or so when they go to bed) and that a standard SEMA EV Charging station (fairly typical of what would be installed in a business or home) uses 240V 30Amp service, that's the same as an electric dryer service. Therefore, unless you're drying all of your laundry at night, there wouldn't be any more draw on the system with an EV plugged in than with a dryer running.
