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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

Green Car Congress

—Rita Forst, Opel’s Vice President of Engineering. Opel’s engineers integrated the electric drive without making concessions on luggage capacity or comfort. A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid. Users then receive the one bill from their energy provider.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company.