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

Cars That Think

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. With funding from the California Air Resources Board , the team installed an AC-150 drive in a Volkswagen Beetle.

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

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Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible.

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