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

Cars That Think

Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce. At the turn of the millennium, nearly 20 percent of the state’s generating capacity was idled for maintenance.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. — Jeff U 6. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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