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

Cars That Think

light-duty vehicle fleet would produce around 16 times the output of stationary power plants. Kempton and Letendre also noted that the average light vehicle was used only around 4 percent of the time. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

From small steps like ditching single-use plastics and shopping local, to larger changes such as investing in solar panels for your home or switching to an electric vehicle, here’s ten suggestions to get you started for you and your family: 1. Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing!

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. takes time to build this new market and re-coup their investment.

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