“bidirectional capable vehicles”
Do they get their own special month of recognition as well?
My understanding is that all of these EV batteries have X number of cycles before they deteriorate, like many rechargeable batteries.
I do not know if I want to use my cycles to move power from and to the grid. Ideally, an EV should be simpler to own, not more complicated.
so this lets your vehicle draw power from the grid for a charge.
Then you can use your vehicle can sell the power back to the grid for a charge.
Then you can use the grid to recharge your vehicle for a charge.
That’s three different things that cost you money. The only thing that benefits is the grid operator. You’ve incurred three different costs just to get back to where you began.
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“...grid-balancing protocols.”
How very ‘Animal Farm’ of them.
Looks like GM finally figured out what Facebook has known since Day One. Your customers are the product!
“...grid-balancing protocols.”
How very ‘Animal Farm’ of them.
Looks like GM finally figured out what Facebook has known since Day One. Your customers are the product!
Big Tech is behind these efforts so they can use them to help power their data center infrastructure when needed.
Google recently signed an agreement with Voltus to create a virtual power plant (VPP) that can aggregate thousands of distributed energy resources, including home batteries, smart thermostats, EV chargers, and other flexible loads.
Does GM still "have" a vehicle if they have sold it?
”Their vehicle”… What do they mean “with GM getting a portion of the proceeds”? GM gets nothing if it’s my car.