Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2013
Recharge Rate. The comparison hardware used as a baseline for demonstration/justification of the 2% fuel efficiency improvement calculations/demonstrations should be a product widely available in the field and available for sale within the past five years, i.e., no obsolete engines, transmissions, or axles. Specific Regen Pulse Power.
Plug In Partners
AUGUST 4, 2006
Plug-in hybrid vehicles can be plugged into the electric grid – such as a normal 120 volt household outlet - to boost mileage. Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load. In most cases, these brands do not include renewable fuels.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
One of the biggest challenges to the nations power grid "is going to be the introduction of electric vehicles," said Dana Christiansen, associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has partnered with Nissan, TVA and the state of Tennessee to help develop the charging infrastructure to support the vehicles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade.
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. Expect in the next few years to see at least 50 new models being released for sale. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Establishing dealer network.
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