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(Elbil24): Several European countries are now planning to experience a period of no electricity this winter.
In November, Elbil24 wrote about how Swiss authorities have prepared a four-step plan in case there is a need for electricity rationing, in which everything from TV games to unnecessary driving of electric cars is included in step three:
Here you may have to park the electric car
Multiple countries by calling
In the UK, the country’s largest grid company warned that power could be cut off when consumption peaks during the coldest periods. They pushed, among other things, to heat dinner in the microwave instead of the oven and to do laundry outside of “prime hour.”
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Residents of France should also be prepared for occasional power outages. Hospitals, emergency services and prisons are spared here, but even schools can close on days with a power shortage. In addition, people should be aware that electricity can go out for up to two hours at a time, at which point the aim is that a maximum of 4 million of the country’s approximately 65 million population will be affected at any one time. You can also wave to the street light.
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Finland: Don’t warm up the car yet!
The state-owned network company Fingrid is also concerned about the winter electricity situation.
In an article on howling (according to NRK in Norway) the company revealed that getting into a warm car, or using the heater to defrost the route, would be an unnecessary luxury this winter.
– If the alternative is blackout and leaving people without power, it seems smart enough to consider this luxury, says Fingrid’s Jonne Jäppinen.
Admittedly, this isn’t a particular appeal to electric car owners – in Finland it’s quite common to have engine and passenger compartment heaters, and passenger compartment heaters in particular that you want people to avoid using.
But most electric cars also use electricity from the grid if they are wired and you start preheating.
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