04.10.2008 07:51 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Vehicle-to-grid will turn suburbs into power plants, won't help undertones of repression

Filed under: Transportation We've been hearing about vehicle-to-grid (V2G) for quite a while, and now a team at the University of Michigan is conducting an extensive study on the technology as part of a national sustainable energy solution. While current electric plants are good at generating power, they often fall short when it comes to storage -- which can be a problem when there's a power surge or when demand increases. V2G will let hybrid-electric owners sell the power their car generates to the electrical power grid whenever the car is not in use. The research

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