Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It can do this with little disruption to the way homes and industry purchase and use energy today. The grid then becomes more efficient, thus reducing the cost of delivered electricity to everyone. (In However, Tesla owners do not pay twice the cost of a PHEV in order to share their energy with the world.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The hybrid models available today use lead-acid ornickel-metal hydride batteries that are are proven, reliable, and fairlycheap, but their limited storage capacity means that the cars’ driving rangeusing electricity alone is short. Their solution to the cost of thenew-generation batteries is to separate them from the car itself.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?

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