Update on the new electric cars.

The Nissan Leaf is one of the first electric cars on the market in the U.S. Some critics worry that if everyone drives an electric-powered vehicle here in California, it may cause a strain on the power grid. KMJ asked some experts, and they say, not so. Jim Boyd is a commissioner with the California Energy Commission. Their goal is to get 1,000,000 electric cars on the road by 2020.
"No, we won't be in trouble. The electric grid is more than capable of handling 1,000,000 vehicles." so he said.
Dr. Mark Duvall with the Electric Power Research Institute, a Palo Alto-based think tank agrees. He says the cars would only increase peak demand during the summer by 2%. When you charge also makes a difference.
"(There) is really cheap electricity at night. That places hardly any stress on the grid, because our load in California is really low at night relative to what it would be in a hot summer afternoon."
So the Idea is drive your car during the day and charge it at night, and make sure you don't run out of batteries while on a trip, that could cause you a great deal of trouble...Seems interesting.