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

Cars That Think

In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Marc is an advocate for clean energy, drives a Tesla Model S 100D, has solar panels and two Tesla Power Walls. He works in the sustainable energy technologies industry and he is an advocate for change.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Marc is an advocate for clean energy, drives a Tesla Model S 100D, has solar panels and two Tesla Power Walls. He works in the sustainable energy technologies industry and he is an advocate for change.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. Photovoltaic arrays belong on stationary rooftops -- which is an excellent way to drive on solar power (roof > house > car).

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. The revised Think from Think Global has emerged as popular in Europe with a more stylish design than the earlier iteration.