Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The company faced several challenges, however, including finding affordable labor—which delayed construction for many years. The brothers saw a business opportunity larger than just generating power for the sawmills. In 1952 PG&E donated the powerhouse to California, according to an article about the facility on PG&E's blog.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

Learn more about these batteries in this article, where we discuss the lifespan of different batteries and how to recycle them when the time comes. Not too long ago, manufacturers couldn’t afford to offer more than a five-year warranty. It allows cars to get charged from a power grid and the battery to charge the grid back.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

From the article by Bill Howard: What sounds like an odd-couple fit – Microsoft? The alliance also makes sense because the ongoing Ford-Microsoft Sync alliance gave Ford the industry’s best affordable Bluetooth-and-iPod solution with more than 2 million Sync cars shipped to date. manage off-hours home electrical usage?

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment. Join the crowd.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. This would allow utilities to stagger when electric cars are charging, or charge up power all at once if generation is high.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

Aqueous flow batteries have attracted significant interest because they could theoretically provide affordable power grid-level energy storage someday. The solar flow battery could thus bridge a gap between today’s energy grid and sources of renewable energy.

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