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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. With funding from the California Air Resources Board , the team installed an AC-150 drive in a Volkswagen Beetle.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. And oil only seems cheap. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

It could be argued then that America is still drunk on cheap gasoline. Or should Americans be allowed to buy the vehicles they want irrespective of environmental damage or a lack of resources? Tags: Green cars Latest news auto industry profits gas prices petrol prices US auto industry.

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Wildcat ramps up its focus on EV Supercell breakthroughs

Charged EVs

Now the company says those research projects have demonstrated enough promising results that it plans to accelerate development and commit considerably more resources to the internal areas of next-generation breakthroughs. While nickel isn’t [as expensive as] cobalt, nickel isn’t as cheap as some others.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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