Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This renewable production capacity is increasingly important to ensure the existing power grid can accept more renewable sources. Of course, this also has the merit of producing so-called “green hydrogen”. In addition, fuel cell vehicles have zero-CO 2 and zero particulate tailpipe emissions.

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Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen 281

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 ]. Generally, theyll plug in at night.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. But, he says, what no one yet knows is whether people would buy a plug-in flex fuel Camry or Highlander.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion 45