Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. And local electrical grids may need reinforcement. February 15, 2010.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The garage studies the integration of the electric vehicle into the power grid system where it either charges or discharges to accommodate the owner’s electricity needs. This would allow utilities to stagger when electric cars are charging, or charge up power all at once if generation is high.

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Electric Cars i-MiEV Cars Electric 124

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

BEVs and FCEVs are expected to have a higher purchase price than ICEs (battery and fuel cell related) and a lower fuel cost (due to greater efficiency and no use of oil) and a lower maintenance cost (fewer rotating parts). After 2025, the total cost of ownership (TCO) of all the powertrains converges.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid. At current transportation battery prices, that is well beyond the cost of spinning reserve.

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