Comments on: Ford unveils “Intelligent” charging system for plug-in hybrids http://www.slashgear.com/ford-unveils-intelligent-charging-system-for-plug-in-hybrids-1952864/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: HSR0601 http://www.slashgear.com/ford-unveils-intelligent-charging-system-for-plug-in-hybrids-1952864/#comment-59810 HSR0601 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:24:06 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=52864#comment-59810 The vehicle-to-grid communication technology is helping the battery serve as a storage to prevent the costly blackout standing at about $90 to 100bn per year. That means utilities are shedding cost for additional storage facilities and ratepayers are selling electricity for peak hours so that EVs can make more economic sense, as we know.

It is also in the best interest of electricity utilities that EVs are going mainstream, thereby they need to put in charge stands where needed around highways, major roads with card readers or cell phone tech.

]]> By: evmdfan http://www.slashgear.com/ford-unveils-intelligent-charging-system-for-plug-in-hybrids-1952864/#comment-59568 evmdfan Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=52864#comment-59568 this is just one more news article that disproves another baseless myth about electric vehicles- not to mention that as the demand for electricity grows, so will the grid. Electric cars are safe, clean, and efficient. And, with electric cars we can save our economy (using domestic energy, lowering our trade deficit, building jobs), while also helping reduce pollution. Electric cars are the future- as soon as affordable ones are on the market. For an insightful, readable, and eye-opening introduction to the benefits and history of electric cars, I recommend the book “Two Cents Per Mile” by Nevres Cefo. Did you know that electric cars have been driving on u.s. roads for over a decade? (check out the Toyota RAV4-ev!).

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