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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The Wall Street Journal assesses your EV readiness. Are You Plugged In? By Mara Lemos Stein. By MARA LEMOS STEIN. streets later this year.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

Plugs and Cars

Hundreds of articles were published asking if the Volt can save GM. Diverse, American sources of energy have made the electric grid essentially resilient and secure, immune to petroleum’s price volatility or politics. Tags: joe romm pickens plan t boone pickens al gore cng. Video embedded below post.)

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