Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on.

GM 86

GM Ford Power Powered 86

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Relevant plug-in vehicles that drive customer demand and are connected; Enabling technologies like advanced batteries and sophisticated software controls; A capable/green grid; and, Plug-in ready communities with supporting policies. Bookmark this post and return to it tomorrow if you wish to participate, the viewer is at the bottom.

Plug-in 199

Plug-in Plug San Francisco GM 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. For example, the current electric system for a typical house has an installed capacity of 20kW.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. billion investment, coupled with another $2.4 The new awards cover the following areas: $1.5 Project locations. Technology.

Grant 317

Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fuel cell cars should be plug-in hybrids so that the fuel cell is used only for extended range, and the fuel cell stack and hydrogen storage can be smaller. Unless/until PV cells become more efficient, and are part of the original installation, they will seriously affect the cars aerodynamics and will be far less durable than metal.

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37