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.

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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.

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New York Alternative Fuels PHEV Renewable 100

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.

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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.

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Fisker Aston Martin SUV All-Electric 75

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

(Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. — Larry 4. Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5.

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