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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

Green Car Congress

This is a downward revision from the $35B the firm forecast for ESG spending through 2020 in a report published last August. In December 2010, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) revised its methodology and cost figures for technologies within specific applications. Earlier post.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Auto-week ) 5/10/07 "Toyota Motor Corp. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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