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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The right changes to infrastructure, technology and policies could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% by 2050—a crucial deadline for controlling rising temperatures. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Doing so might be practical in the future, but the math doesn’t add up at present. Retrofitting Woes.

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. . V2H technology enables homeowners to store electricity in their EV batteries for use when they need it.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Additionally, with the ever-improving software through over-the-air updates, new features are added as EV technology advances. Demand response programs are an increasingly popular and inventive ways for utilities to ensure grid stability during peak usage. V2G (Vehicle to Grid). Ford F-150 Lightning. V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle).

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

So, who better to have written the newly released book The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight , which presents a history of blindness that touches on events and advances in social, political, artistic, and technological realms? We’re just as good with the ancient technology of a really long stick.” It’s funny….

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. Which scheme wins may depend (in addition to financing hurdles) as much on our driving habits and patience as on advances in technology. EVs are as good as a technology as any of the others to support.