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School Transport Goes Electric

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The Challenge When Sunnyvale’s school buses began to show the typical signs of aging the repair costs began to exceed the cost of purchasing new vehicles. Would it be affordable? The shift to an all-electric future is no longer in the realm of futurism, but the tools and resources are ready and available today.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle. It’s also possible to do V2G through an AC port.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 will be available toordinary motorists to encourage them to buy electric or otherultra-low-carbon cars. The grants will not be available until 2011 and the detail of how they will beallocated and which cars will qualify has still to be worked out.