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

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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. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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2024 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review - Not A Smart Time To Be Sexy Anyway

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Anyhow, it’s rather interesting that while most of the auto industry has been veering toward crossovers and SUVs for the past two decades, the most popular electric vehicles by far are, functionally, sedans. And maybe sock away something with an engine in a place, far outside the wire, that used to be a farm. It isn’t sexy.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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So is the management in Washinton DC. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. And one guesses GM wouldnt be dishing it out if there werent people such as yourself so eager to swallow it.

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