A look at Toyota Motor Corp.’s new Smart Center. WHAT IS IT: A computer system in homes could help consumers reduce energy use by monitoring how much electricity they use, how much is being stored, and how much a plug-in hybrid car is charged. via Summary Box: Toyota’s smart grid system – BusinessWeek.
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Toyota is pairing its little known housing business with its expertise in green cars to sell computer systems that link homes, utilities and vehicles to reduce energy use. The world’s biggest automaker said Tuesday the launch of its home smart grid system in Japan will coincide with its plug-in hybrid cars going on sale in Continue reading →
IBM will lead a research project in the United Kingdom intended to assess the infrastructure needed to bring electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the mass market, the company announced late Thursday. via IBM plugs into $453M U.K. electric-car initiative – Triangle Business Journal:.
