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

Cars That Think

Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds. I have never been a big fan of battery swapping.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point.

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