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Car Generates Electricity & Cash

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by skruse, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. skruse

    skruse Senior Member

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    A team of UD faculty has created a system that enables vehicles to not only run on electricity alone, but also to generate revenue by storing and providing electricity for utilities. The technology--known as V2G, for vehicle-to-grid--lets electricity flow from the car’s battery to power lines and back.

    “When I get home, I’ll charge up and then switch into V2G mode,†said Willett Kempton, UD associate professor of marine policy and a V2G pioneer who began developing the technology more than a decade ago and who is now testing the new prototype vehicle

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071203133532.htm
     
    #1 skruse, Dec 10, 2007
  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    just when we thought plug-ins were coming in, they've taken the next step and actually implemented V2G.
     
    #2 Tideland Prius, Dec 10, 2007
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    I just wish this fit my lifestyle. Once they hit 800 miles per charge I'd be at a point where most of my long trips would be over and I could let it recharge.

    Speedy enough for me already, though, but the battery life sucks...
     
    #3 mikepaul, Dec 10, 2007
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