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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. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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

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" President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. why would the auto company be in cahoots with the oil companies on this topic? guess who GM sold the NIHM auto-battery patents too. in their short sited vision.

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