Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Concerns about battery wear and tear are abating.

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Grid Vehicles Solar Netherlands 89

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

President Barack Obama announced the availability of the funding during a visit to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Center today. A supporting goal is the development of production-ready batteries, power electronics, and electric machines that can be cost-effectively produced in volume to support the introduction of EDVs.

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PHEV Batteries Battery Vehicles 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. When the president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael R. Price and tax incentives need to be worked out.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100