People tended to put their cars on charge from about 5.30pm until about 9pm, but this could overwhelm the networkUp to 25,000 electric vehicle drivers will be offered financial incentives to charge at off-peak times under plans to reduce the need for power grid upgrades. SponsoredSotiris Georgiopoulos, its head of smart grid development, said that people tended to put their cars on charge from about 5.30pm until around 9pm. The company needed to ensure that this did not result in demand overwhelming the network, he said. “The network may need some additional capacity,” Georgiopoulos said. “Our traditional

Source: The Times May 23, 2021 23:04 UTC