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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it. In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

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And the entire industry is facing up to the essential nature of charger interoperability: the idea that every car must connect with every charger, with zero hassle, just as internal-combustion cars can pull up to most any pump. That's about to change, beginning with a Tesla pilot project in the Netherlands. to achieve that goal.

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