vehicle-to-grid

Vehicle to Grid – How Electric Vehicles Interact With a Smart Power Electricity Network «Driving Change – The Green Car Company Blog

Posted by Derek on December 21, 2009
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What is Vehicle to Grid Also called Vehicle 2 Grid or V2G, Vehicle to Grid is the process of connecting your electric car into the transmission electricity network. If you have an electric vehicle then you will definitely want to consider setting up V2G through a simple metering system and contract with your local electricity Continue reading →

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Ford’s vehicle-2-grid system for their coming plug-in hybrid vehicles

Posted by Derek on September 08, 2009
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Ford Motor Company has announced an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The system is meant to exchange data with the electric grid in the “smart grid” future. The data exchange is meant to help recharge the onboard battery pack without strain on the electric grid, and potentially to Continue reading →

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Ford, Utilities to Tie Plug-in Hybrids into Smart Grid · Environmental Leader

Posted by Derek on August 24, 2009
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As part of a strategy to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions, Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that enables the vehicles to communicate with the nation’s electric grid via smart meters provided by utilities through wireless networking. The new vehicle-to-grid technology, which Continue reading →

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