Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
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.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
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?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The state of Michigan, which has seen its economy decimated by the collapse of the gas-powered auto industry, is pouring incentives into the alt-car market. and Mark Brady, the departments sustainable development liaison. It has awarded tax credits worth about $100 million to each of four manufacturers of electric-hybrid car batteries.
EV Sales
MARCH 22, 2021
France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. Sure, 2x more people live within Seattle city limits than in all of Iceland’s huge expanses. Claim to fame: Peugeot-Citroen jumps into the fray — but Zoe takes the cake.
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