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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

A smart-charging plugin hybrid can integrate more renewable energy than a normal-charging all-battery electric vehicle, despite the smaller battery size. The pilot is designed to further explore how to optimize EV charging with renewables on the electric grid and enable more customers to power their EVs with cleaner energy.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

So now finally we have the technology to deliver everything to customers and with things like plugins you don’t have the range anxiety so that does kind of relieve most of the tradeoffs, certainly. “ We do need a national energy policy. Long-Term R&D Commitments.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

like i said in the first place, for me, this makes me think of one step in the right direction and makes me think of a greener cleaner future. Reply Highly Ranked Shyam D @ Apr 19th 2009 4:34PM Such data connections could easily be relegated to a wireless connection. Merely connecting the cable has to do the work.