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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Grid Ford EPRI Vehicles 42

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The garage studies the integration of the electric vehicle into the power grid system where it either charges or discharges to accommodate the owner’s electricity needs. Eric Tom, Correspondent) turned off and on, others like nuclear and wind continue producing whether the electricity is used or not. 626) 962-8811, Ext.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. How about a car-mounted wind-generator?

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