What will happen when millions of electric vehicles plug into the grid at at the same time? If ZigBee Alliance’s blueprints for the SmartGrid go according to plan, not much.
The ugly specter of mass blackouts caused by hoards of EVs rolling into garages and plugging in at the same time is just one of the many arguments EV detractors use against electric vehicles and plug-ins. But EV adoption is inevitable, and the smart grid should make sure that energy loads will be balanced and shifted as needed to recharge them without causing widespread power failure. And eventually, ZigBee predicts, electric cars and plug-ins will become part of the energy solution supplying power to the grid.
via ZigBee Alliance coordinating vehicle-to-grid technology | The Car Tech blog – CNET Reviews.
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