2010 Convert Grid Re-Charge 
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. 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. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. chemical, kinetic, or thermal) and convert them back to useful forms of energy like electricity. But feasibility in today’s grid applications requires the application of the latest technologies.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 31, 2023
company, which was founded in 2010 by three Stanford grads, is producing a machine that generates 230 to 430 kilowatts using almost any kind of fuel, including ammonia, hydrogen, biogas, or natural gas. Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. The Menlo Park, Calif.,
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 17, 2009
The company is currently focusing on plans to plug the gap between the current market and a future when electric cars hit the mainstream, by converting Lotus Elises and Volkswagen (VW) Golfs to electric power. Converting Lotuses is expensive, he says, but you have to start somewhere. The longer term plan is to import electric cars.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and solar generators at your local utility. In 2010, Shannon Miller, Adam Simpson, and I incorporated Mainspring Energy to build a real-world system.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2013
While batteries are the dominant factor in powertrain cost, the limitations of current power electronic systems for both battery charging and traction drive inverters also play an important role. Electric Power Generation: Power converters are required to connect solar photovoltaics and wind turbines to the electric grid.
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
The Focus is supposed to get 100 miles to a charge, but Frank is very worried about where people are going to plug in their cars. He also didn’t have a word to say about the coming smart grid or vehicle to grid connections. They’re so silent, deaf people are concerned about them. Plugging Plug-Ins, Part I.
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