ᐅ Garage too High – What Are the Possible Solutions?

What will be used to charge all the electric cars?
How will the peak loads be managed?

I can already see the lights going out. Every evening between 4 and 6 p.m., one or two cars in each garage will be plugged into the charging station. Shortly after, ovens, washing machines, and dryers will be turned on in the households.

Trucks and buses need overhead wires. This is how they charge their batteries for routes without overhead lines. This system is already in use in Rome.
Private cars: either you don’t own one and use on-demand services, as I would prefer, or you do own one and it runs on green hydrogen. We produce hydrogen using electricity from offshore wind farms. There is plenty of space for that. You just have to accept that you can’t mourn every shredded seagull. There’s always something.

And how many transmission lines would you need to get the electricity from the offshore wind farms down to the south?
How many wind farms are required to reliably cover the enormous energy demand?
Is it even possible to build that many without restricting shipping traffic?
Especially now, when every day is gray and overcast with little sunlight.
With car on demand (I still like the idea), you might reduce the number of third cars in our area—maybe. Combined with autonomous driving, seniors can remain mobile for much longer.
There is no public local transport here, except for school buses. Without a car, nothing works.

Offshore offers unlimited space. Large commercial ships follow fixed routes that remain clear, while smaller vessels can easily navigate or sail through these wind turbine fields. The electricity for hydrogen production only needs to be transmitted to the electrolysis center. This center doesn’t have to be located in southern Germany; we in the north also have available land. Wind power is not dependent on sunlight. Wind conditions at sea are almost constant. The hydrogen produced acts as a form of storage. When there is strong wind, I stockpile hydrogen for days with less wind. It’s feasible; it just requires action. Denmark has already started doing this. Just search for Rödsand. Battery electric vehicles are a dead end, mark my words.

Snowy36 schrieb:

Skip the garage? I've never understood where people then store all their stuff... tires, ladders, bicycles, tools, and so on.

Where I come from, the place where all that clutter is stored is called a "shed" or a "garden shed." The spot where the car is parked is generally referred to as the "garage." If the garage is officially registered as a parking space, it may only be used to park one car or possibly a motorcycle, with maybe some accessories like tires stored as well. Using it otherwise—for bikes, firewood, surfboards, workbenches, and the like—is considered a regulatory violation. I recommend taking a look at the regional building regulations or garage ordinances.

The important point is a parking space that must be proven. If my garage counts as an additional parking space on top, then it can also be used as a storage shed.