electric cars will fuel huge demand for power, says national grid /

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Increase in peak electricity demand could be more than capacity of planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030A dramatic growth in electric vehicles on Britain’s roads could see peak electricity demand jump by more than the capacity of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030,according to National Grid.
The number of plug-in cars and vans could reach 9m by 2030, up from around 90000 nowadays, or said the company,which runs the UK’s national transmission networks for electricity and gas.
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Source: theguardian.com

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