Siemens Develops Electric Car Charging Stations
Renault Electric Cars with Swappable Batteries unveiled
GE Introduces Smart Grid Compatible Electric Vehicle Charger
GE to Purchase 25,000 Electric Cars
Wireless Charging May Soon be Available for Electric Cars
SF Bay Area Gets Large Grant to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Electric Car Sharing Program planned for Paris
US Utilities increased 2009 Solar Production by 66 Percent
Coulomb ChargePoint unit provides 30 minute Electric Car Charging
Tesla and Toyota Partner on New Electric Cars
Plug-In Prius Hybrid Vehicles Hit the Road in North America
BYD to Create Wind Energy Storage Unit for LA
Ford To Employ Solar Power at Michigan Manufacturing Plant
ChargePoint Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Opening Across US
Chevrolet Volt First Electric Car to Win 2011 Green Car of the Year Award
Will Electric Cars Compromise the Power Grid?
As more appealing electric cars hit the market from luxury car manufacturers like Porsche, there is increasing concern that recharging all those new electric vehicles on the road might cause repercussions for utility companies' ability to predict power usage, especially during peak consumption hours. David Densley, head of sustainability for Scottish & Southern Energy expressed the growing concern that the power needed to run the influx of electric vehicles might have unintended consequences. "People could go and buy cars, plug them into their existing socket and the first thing we'll know is that the lights go out on the whole street," he told reporters.
Companies like Coulomb Technologies are developing public charging stations that can be monitored online by utility companies. A director at Coulomb, Joe DiNucci, explains, "They need to know what charging points are doing, and to have some control." There are even plans to make it possible to extract power from plugged-in vehicles to address unexpected demands on utilities. "It makes the grid smarter and increases its ability to suck up extra capacity."
Recommended for Further Reading:
- Siemens Develops Electric Car Charging Stations
- Renault Electric Cars with Swappable Batteries unveiled
- GE Introduces Smart Grid Compatible Electric Vehicle Charger
- GE to Purchase 25,000 Electric Cars
- Wireless Charging May Soon be Available for Electric Cars
- SF Bay Area Gets Large Grant to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Electric Car Sharing Program planned for Paris
- US Utilities increased 2009 Solar Production by 66 Percent
- Coulomb ChargePoint unit provides 30 minute Electric Car Charging
- Tesla and Toyota Partner on New Electric Cars
- Plug-In Prius Hybrid Vehicles Hit the Road in North America
- BYD to Create Wind Energy Storage Unit for LA
- Ford To Employ Solar Power at Michigan Manufacturing Plant
- ChargePoint Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Opening Across US
- Chevrolet Volt First Electric Car to Win 2011 Green Car of the Year Award
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