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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. What do environmental groups think of PHEVs? Bluewater Network and Rainforest Action Network have been active, vocal proponents of PHEVs.

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