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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity. Grid-stabilization functions were reborn as “ancillary services.”

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. should be illegal for companies to purchase patents for the purpose of blocking technology. Posted by: Escher | Apr 14, 2009 12:49:45 PM another side note. thats right.

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