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

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

This article may contain affiliate links. Even a policy with cheap rates can provide some coverage in case of an emergency. Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Updated to attribute projection on “smart-grid&# earnings to FERC Chairman.). Despite a high upfront cost, operating an electric vehicle is cheap, costing 2.5 UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. By Judith Burns.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

The High Power Charging system is 500 kW, and the Megawatt Charging System is going to be multi-megawatt [up to 4.5 Charged : We recently spoke with a company called Rocsys [see our feature article in this issue], that has developed a robotic automated charging system. megawatts]. Any thoughts on automated charging? It’s a must.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. But a large-scale system of electric cars and smart grids is unlikely to be ready soon.

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