Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years. Grove brings some needed high-profile gravitas to the community of electrification advocates.
Baua Electric
MAY 10, 2024
GM says it is working to reduce the amount of time the switchover from grid to car power takes, but that it will inevitably be slower than home battery solutions (which can respond in only a couple seconds, or even less than a second) because those stay continually energized, whereas the car requires more communication and a wake-up process.
EV Central
JUNE 24, 2023
Sato’s uprated EV plan also includes the development of new generation dedicated EV platform with better range and cheaper development costs, vehicle to grid (V2G) capability, improved connectivity and upgraded operating systems. And before you ask me, in 2024 we will have good numbers of those vehicles for sale.” million to 1.5
Cars That Think
JANUARY 23, 2023
EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. The long-standing mantra for charging EV batteries has been do so at home from at night when electricity rates were low and stress on the electric grid was low. Buying a new car is the second most expensive purchase a consumer makes behind buying a house.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.
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