The sprawling suburbs of Auckland, reviled by many planners and politicians, could be a key producer of the power needed for a future fleet of electric vehicles. An Auckland University study found low dense suburbia would be the most efficient collector of solar energy in the city. It could generate enough excess electricity to power the transport needs of the residents of suburbia, and contribute to peak daytime electrical loads in the city centre. The study, published in Energy Policy, does acknowledge that for the suburbs to power an electric vehicle fleet, the vehicles would have to be at home in the middle of the day. While that went against current commuting habits, the increased...
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