[ProtectOurFreedom]

Let’s think about this.

Vehicle to Grid (gasoline powered generator running at night)
Gasoline — $27 per million Btu.
I supply the capital to provide the “power plant” (i.e., the car)
Thermal efficiency — 40%?
Maintenance — $75 - 100/hour at your car dealer

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Central Plant
Natural Gas — $8 per million Btu.
The utility supplies the capital to provide the power plant
Thermal efficiency — 60%
Maintenance — Supplied by utility company. $50/h?

Looks DOA to me.

[T Ruth]

Vehicle to Grid (gasoline powered generator running at night) I don't think this is what is proposed. Rather, it is first grid to vehicle at night (coal, nuclear, hydro); then vehicle to grid during peak demand time.

Maybe, some long time in the future, the vehicle could be a source of power (fuel cell?) but what the article proposes is using vehicles as storage.