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

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies. Maybe it's not out of necessity that you don't have access to the grid,” Andersen says.

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DOE expands partnership with industry to advance next-generation automotive technologies, adds Tesla and EPRI as members: US DRIVE

Green Car Congress

The full list of US DRIVE partners includes: Auto industry: United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (the collaborative research company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors) and Tesla Motors. power electronics, electric motors). Electric propulsion systems (e.g.,

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USCAR helps to develop charging-readiness tools for plug-in & electric vehicles through US DRIVE

Green Car Congress

Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Is green to blame for problems in auto industry?

Green Cars News

Most green car enthusiasts would claim that it was General Motors’ and Chrysler’s lack of foresight in embracing green cars and alternative fuel technologies that led to their downfall. Tags: Chrysler Green cars Latest news general motors is green to blame. To read the article in full, click here.

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NYT Editorial

Plug In Partners

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world.

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