How can the US power grid struggle with ACs in the summer, but be (allegedly) capable of charging millions of EVs once we all make the switch?

Question

Currently we are told the power grid struggles to handle the power load demand during the summer due to air conditioners. Yet scientists claim this same power grid could handle an entire nation of EVs. How? What am I missing?

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Answer 1

Quick answer is EVs tend to charge a night (off peak). So peak power needs would be largely unchanged, but total power needed would increase about +25% – which frankly wouldn’t be that hard to increase overall production that much.