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

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In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real. 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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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News. One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Forget the black helicopter conspiracies.

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