Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2010
Incentivize auto manufacturers, for example, by exempting the profits resulting from the sale of the first 10 million vehicles that deliver more than 75 mpg from any corporate taxes. We need an interactive grid to make this work. Right now we are operating with a grid that was not adequate at middle of the last century.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2020
To help California mitigate its ever-growing wildfires, this year CalSEED has included companies that are innovating in technologies that will build wildfire resiliency into the grid. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2009
While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2019
Green-technology corporations dominate the Fortune 500 by 2030. Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Financial markets divest fossil-fuel assets and reallocate capital to low-carbon firms. Technology leaders hold the power.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. What is the PTC and why does it matter? The sponsor wants to get returns from 10-20% for his or her investment.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.
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