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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Agassi’s Davos Insights Success with V2G would be a double win for electric utilities. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day? Shai Agassi presented their new business model at Davos. Utilities could avoid building more dirty peaking power plants.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Yes GM will lose $ on the Volt, just like the first Insights or Priuss, but unlike Toyota or Honda, they just cant afford to wait for it to catch on and become profitable. Its a damn shame. it is over, the media!, it is over, the media!,

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