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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it. In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. This is good for the grid.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When most of America will be reluctant to buy a GM car because the company might go bankrupt how the hell did those in charge think bailing them out was a good idea? A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Deliveries start in 2011.

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