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by jcfrei 979 days ago
Re 1: Charging mostly happens overnight where there isn't a lot of demand. Smart meters can distribute the demand to spread it out optimally. BEVs are actually very valuable for the electrical grid when they can feed their power back into it - further balancing supply and demand.

Re 2: Batteries keep getting cheaper due to economies of scale. Batteries for grid stabilization don't need high energy density and will soon (or maybe already are) more cost effective than pumped-storage hydroelectricity.