Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH Organization Power Grid 
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Generally, theyll plug in at night.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) The Omori factory currently produces NiMH cells. Says demand and whether people will plug in remain to be proven.
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