US EditionSri Lanka Asks Electric Vehicle Owners to Unplug at Night
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AlKhaleej TodaySri Lanka tells drivers: Charge EVs during daytime solar, not at night when coal plants run
COLOMBO, March 18 — Sri Lanka has urged electric vehicle owners to stop charging their cars at night, saying the surge in demand is forcing the country to burn more coal and diesel to keep the power grid running.In an address to the nation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said electric cars were adding an extra 300 megawatts of demand at night, straining the grid.“Electric car owners charge their vehicles when they return from work. This is p…
Sri Lanka’s electric cars running on coal and diesel!?
Most governments have encouraged electric cars by offering generous tax concessions, but President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has highlighted how the supposedly “green” vehicles are actually powered by highly polluting coal and diesel. In an address to the nation on the impending energy crisis following the Middle East war, Dissanayake spoke about the added strain on the national electricity grid from electric vehicles. Since he lifted the vehicle…
War in the Middle East: Sri Lanka calls for no more charging of electric vehicles at night Admin FCE 18 Mar 2026 - 07:27 Countries and actors The war in the Middle East is endangering Sri Lanka's oil supply, leading the government to ask the owners of electric vehicles to disconnect them at night to avoid peaks of consumption of its power plants."This increases the burden on the electricity grid" Most of the country's nocturnal electricity produ…
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