USA needs 72 additional power plants to power all EV's

The US needs 72 new additional power plants 4GW each to power all EV's

Calculation of the number of ADDITIONAL  power plants to power all EV’s in the USA

At the end of 2021, the United States had 1,143,757 MW—or about 1.14 billion kW—of total utility-scale electricity generating capacity according to eia.gov

Total Installed Generating Capacity in the USA, Gigawatts (GW)  1,144

And about 32,972 MW—or nearly 0.03 billion kW—of small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating capacity according to eia.gov

Small-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating capacity ,GW 33

If all America’s cars were EV’s and Americans drove as far in them as they drive today, the country’s power consumption would rise by 28%. This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline "Heat, hope and hydrogen” The Economist June 23rd 2022.

Additional required capacity to power all Ev’s, 1,144X 0.28 = 320 GW

Subtract existing solar photovoltaic, 320-33 = 287 GW

4th largest power plant in the USA,  West County Energy Center,  Natural gas,  Florida according to eia.gov

Largest power plant capacity,  4 GW

Number of additional  4 GW power plants needed to power all EV’s in the USA

287/4 = 72