Mr. Coffee
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Yes, we will likely need more electricity.I'm all for electric vehicles but we need to start hearing from the power's that be regarding how we are going to produce all this electricity. Seriously.
But because EVs are more efficient than IC vehicles, you don't need as much more electricity as a back-of-the-envelope estimate might indicate.
Also, since most personal vehicles spend the vast majority of their existence parked at home, you can introduce some flexibility in when they are charged and still guarantee that they will be adequately charged when needed (note I said adequately because, like your e-bike, you don't want to fully charge your electric car unless you are going to really need those coulombs in the next day or so). So again while you will need a large total capacity (measured in watts), you likely won't need to fully charge all of those vehicles at the same time.
I note that e-vehicle charging is a good match for highly variable electricity sources like solar and wind.