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Electric vehicles could cause a 25%-30% increase in the consumption of electricity

A BMW electric-car charger on display at the International Car Show at Nasrec, Johannesburg. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL/RUSSELL ROBERTS

It is impossible to unpack all the problems with this technology within the limits of a short letter, but I will try to deal with the most obvious. At present Eskom cannot deliver the existing energy requirements. And even if it could, the grid is not capable of distributing this additional load without serious and expensive upgrade. This problem is also very real in countries in Europe, where this sudden increase in grid energy could also not be accommodated.

 

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