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

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G. The electric car might still one day become a power plant on wheels.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Please see the related Hybridcars.com article Are Hybrid Batteries Toxic? Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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