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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & Moreā€¦

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Vehicle to Grid is a really interesting area to do projects. The idea here is that you can connect your EV to the power grid and flow power from your EV to the Grid. An electric car acts as a load or micro-generating station for the grid. Advantages of V2G in grid perspective 2. Battery manufacturing etc.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. . Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. — jerryd 7. Next: a carbon tax.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. Posted by: Mike99 | Apr 13, 2009 6:25:20 PM The EV1 was an engineering Success. Many others are not so careful.

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