Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a report that describes the design of a superconducting direct current (DC) cable system capable of moving thousands of megawatts of electricity between regions, and which is practical and ready for commercial development, using today’s technology. Resources.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

This vehicle-to-grid communication technology is an important step in the journey toward the widespread commercialization of electric vehicles.”. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The costs and benefits of cars extend far beyond an individual driver to society as a whole. Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it? I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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