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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. For the first phase of the program, EPRI and the participating companies will work to develop a standardized Demand Response solution. —Dan Bowermaster, EPRI manager of Electric Transportation.

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EPRI and partners to stage public demo of Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software

Green Car Congress

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software system, developed by EPRI and Sumitomo Electric Industries. and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Toyota’s first Plug-in Prius to Use NiMH Toyota is postponing its Lithium Priuses and rolling out a few NiMH plug-in Priuses for testing purposes. Perhaps Toyota’s battery division is having problems. Perhaps Toyota, as hybrid leader, doesn’t want to get too far out front.

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PHEV Blowback

Plug In Partners

Indeed, the EPRI study's summary clearly states that annual and cumulative greenhouse gas emissions in every one of the nine electricity production and plug-in use scenarios considered (lotsof coal to little or no coal, lots of PHEVs to few of them) would be " reduced significantly."

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

AFS Trinity's 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid SUV Starts Cross Country Earth Day Tour Toyota 1/X Concept GM bets on electric Volt Join Plug in Partners today Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME Check out the press release at v2green.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

Green Car Congress

Auto OEMs participating include Audi; BMW; Chrysler; Coda; Daimler; Fisker; Ford; GM; Honda; Mitsubishi; Nissan; Phoenix; and Toyota. JARI (Japan); EPRI; KAIST (Korea); University of Tennessee; Underwriters Laboratories; TÜV North America; and California Department of Transportation are also involved.

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The Plug-in Bus

Plug In Partners

Unlike hybrid passenger cars such as the Toyota Prius, which do not use plug-in power to recharge, the bus can use the same type of outlet as a stove or clothes dryer. With the generator, the bus would drive just like a normal running diesel-powered vehicle, said Slotkin.

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