http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-629022 Mark Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:36:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-629022 I guess we should look for some extra backup's provided by ZAP! I guess we should look for some extra backup’s provided by ZAP!

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-559621 Chuck Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:20:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-559621 Brain dead can't be helped, closed minded is far worse. I only use my car about 30-40 miles a day. If I could limit the deepest discharge of the car battery to 25-30% I'd still have plenty for my own use. If the utility is willing to pay a portion of the battery replacement fee then I don't see a problem in principle. Brain dead can’t be helped, closed minded is far worse. I only use my car about 30-40 miles a day. If I could limit the deepest discharge of the car battery to 25-30% I’d still have plenty for my own use. If the utility is willing to pay a portion of the battery replacement fee then I don’t see a problem in principle.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-537475 kent beuchert Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:17:05 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/10/electric-car-prototype-can-sell-power-back-to-utilities/#comment-537475 The reason V2G schemes make no sense is because 1) no one is going to allow the electric companies to chare and discharge their batteries and wear them out and 2) it's a pain in the butt to have to tell the electric company your plans for using the car and 3) if the utilities are going to compensate EV owners for wearing out their batteries (which they will have to), then what's the purpose of "renting" a bunch of batteries that the utility has no control over and furthermore must create a V2G system at considerable cost - the obvious and most proactical method would be for the utility to simply buy , own and control the batteries itself. The V2G scheme is a braindead idea from some college professor who obviously doesn't know very much about either batteries or utilities. The reason V2G schemes make no sense is because 1) no one is going to allow the electric companies to chare and discharge their batteries and wear them out and 2) it’s a pain in the butt to have to tell the electric company your plans for using the car and 3) if the utilities are going to compensate EV owners for wearing out their batteries (which they will have to), then what’s the purpose of “renting” a bunch of batteries that the
utility has no control over and furthermore must create a V2G system at considerable cost - the obvious and most proactical method would be for the utility to simply buy , own and control the batteries itself. The V2G scheme is a braindead idea from some college professor who obviously doesn’t know very much about either batteries or utilities.

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