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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

Green Car Congress

The utility factor uses driving statistics from a 2001 DOT national household travel survey, and is itself defined by SAE standard J2841, which was released on 27 March. for reverse energy flow, e.g. vehicle-to-grid (V2G) or vehicle-to-home. current at the vehicle itself. Total harmonic distortion. Variations in input frequencies.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. Nationally, two government studies have found PHEVs would result in large reductions even on the national grid (50% coal). The GREET 1.6 See What Carmakers Say about PHEVs for the latest.

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