Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
said they have both pledged to participate in the project and are already developing a grid system that would allow drivers to charge their car batteries while away from home. General Motors is also on the plug-in bandwagon with its Saturn Vue Green Line. America's ready to go where North Carolina's ready to go."
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 28, 2008
Authorizes $5 million per year 2009-2018 Stationary Energy Storage Demonstrations Directs DOE to carry out program of advanced energy storage demonstrations of integration with “self-healing grid , integration with renewable energy sources , optimization of transmission and distribution, peak load management, feasibility of microgrids or islanding.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI). At this point it looks like only the Opel Insignia will be acting as inspiration for another vehicle. GM has 11 models available with AFM in 2010.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.
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