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

Cars That Think

A Test of Vehicle-to-Grid Tech By the turn of the millennium, however, selling EV propulsion systems had become a hard way to make a living. In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real.

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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. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: CurtCurt | Apr 13, 2009 9:24:33 PM By the time they get these (or other plug-in hybrids) out into consumers hands, Tesla will be doing as well or better with pure EV tech, and by 2012 may even be making a tiny profit, instead of a huge loss, even though there production numbers are much smaller. First iphone was $600.

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