Californians Urged To Stop Charging Electric Vehicles During Heat Wave
The warning comes one week after the state’s Air Resource Board announced a ban on the sale of new, gas-powered cars by 2035.
Energy officials in California, which banned the sale of new, gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 13 years, are asking residents there not to charge their electric vehicles during peak periods this holiday weekend because of extreme temperatures.
In a “heat bulletin” sent to customers across the state, the operators of California’s electric grid said rising temperatures beginning Wednesday and continuing through the Labor Day weekend will likely stress the grid to the point that customers can expect energy shortages and should be expected to help conserve electricity.
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