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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? February 17, 2009 10:39 am Link I think within a very short time the need for electricity will stabilize because of all the changes by conservation, minimal population growth in the industrialized countries, and better transmission from power sources.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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At the same time, a communications session is established between the charger, the other chargers and energy resources at the charging location (the infrastructure), the grid, and the charging operator’s smart EV charging and energy management platform.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow). E-mail: Password: Enter your AOL or AIM screenname and password.