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It’s common to charge electric vehicles at night. That will be a problem.

The Washington Post · Shannon Osaka · last updated

As EV owners plug in their cars, there is a looming problem: pressures on the electricity grid if most drivers continue to charge their electric cars at night.

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As electric vehicles — critical in the effort to reduce emissions in transportation — become more economical, the federal government and some states are addressing the need for supporting infrastructure, such as charging stations.

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