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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

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. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). Why not simply use the electricity directly to charge electric cars via the already available distribution network – the electricity grid? So why haven’t FCEV becoming as prolific as other electric cars?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Batteries not ready. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Detroit News ).

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