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Nissan Leaf gets approval for vehicle-to-grid use in Germany
It hopes to attract fleet customers who can sell energy back to grid.
China plans to enable half of all new cars with AI by 2020
It's setting up a wireless network in big cities, on highways
Blue Bird, Lion Bus have big plans for electric school buses
DOE funds Blue Bird's electric bus. Quebec and California use cap-and-trade to fund eLion.
Nissan wants you to use its Leaf EV like a Tesla Powerwall
Nissan and ENEL are partnering on a vehicle-to-grid trial with Leaf EVs saving power to use during peak hours.
Plug In America wants to talk EV owner compensation for V2G use
EV advocate says gas-powered vehicles depreciate a lot faster than plug-in vehicle batteries.
The billion-dollar potential of the ordinary American school bus [w/video]
For the better part of seven decades, the ordinary American school bus has remained exactly the same. Someday soon, it could undergo a radical change.
Boulder Electric keeps on trucking with vehicle-to-grid charging demonstrations
Boulder Electric Vehicle is gradually taking demonstrations of its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology westward, spreading the gospel of an electric truck that can power itself while providing about 60 kilowatts worth of juice for a building or another outside source.
Boulder EV rolling out vehicle-to-grid charging in electric trucks
After working with Coritech Services on a bi-directional DC fast charging solution, Boulder Electric Vehicle says it's now the first-ever electric truckmaker to successfully implement Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging. The two companies displayed an electric flatbed utility truck equipped with a Tesla-sized 72-kWh lithium battery pack and a Coritech 60-kW DC Jon LeSage
200,000 vehicle-to-grid plug-ins to be sold by 2020
Electric vehicles camped in parking spaces will be an ideal vehicle-to-grid energy source for buildings equipped with energy management systems. A new report from Navigant Research forecasts that nearly 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles equipped with vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology will be sold from 2012 through 2020.
Nissan latest vehicle-to-grid Leaf test supplies peak-hour electricity
Consider this a cart-pulls-horse scenario.
EVS: How Enron's 2001 mess leads to more plug-in vehicle chargers from NRG Energy today
Turns out, the Enron scandal will end up benefiting electric cars.
90,000 vehicle-to-grid vehicles on the road by 2017
V2G – vehicle-to-grid technology – could be a hugely important step in the upcoming shift from a transportation industry dominated by petroleum to one dominated by things that are not petroleum. V2G is the technology behind the idea of a "cashback car," for example, but it's still a long way from being available. Sure, there are test programs in effect, but does your home have a smart meter to
NRG Energy launches nation's 1st commercial-scale V2G project
The "cashback car" is one step closer to reality.
EVs Could Generate Power For Your Home And Money For Your Bank
It's no secret that EVs are cheaper to drive per mile than gas vehicles. If you're driving a petrol-powered car, you're paying more for your energy than the guy next to you in a Nissan Leaf. But, EVs could also house a golden goose that can actually make money for their owners.
Denmark gets eBOX for AC Propulsion's 5th Anniversary
AC Propulsion, a global company involved in electric drive design, development and manufacturing, has delivered a battery-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) for tests that evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies. The research aims to advance the integration of electric vehicles with Denmark's grid.
It's payback time from your "Cashback Car"
Connected And Networked Electric Vehicles Have The Potential To Make EVs Viable Without Huge Incentives.
AirRay concept scoops the competition with four turbines, solar panels and V2G
Fans of the normal-car-as-EV style of the Coda Sedan, you've been warned. What we have here is the AirRay, a totally unusual vehicle that (theoretically, at least) uses solar, wind and plug-in power to decrease gasoline consumption. It's also a little bit crazy.