Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. Volkswagen's current ID models with 77 kWh battery option now come ready for bidirectional charging.

GM 92

GM Ford Power Powered 92

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. Whatever its final deal wth Compact power, GM also could keep the Continental-A123 consortium doing battery development work for future versions. that got the nod.

Volt 100

Volt GM Batteries Battery 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded.

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Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38