Teaching the Volt to Charge Smarter and Cleaner

New York Times (blog) ^ | January 26, 2012 | By PAUL STENQUIST

[Oldeconomybuyer]

On Thursday, General Motors announced an alert system under development that would instruct the Chevy Volt to charge only when a relatively high percentage of renewable energy was available. Being plugged in at those times would further minimize the carbon footprint of the plug-in hybrid.

When a substantial percentage of the energy transmitted to the grid came from a renewable source like wind power, OnStar would receive a signal from P.J.M. Interconnection, a company that manages the electric-power transmission grid for numerous utility companies. The telematics system would then cue the vehicle to begin charging.

“This demonstration shows that in the near future customers will have a real signal of demand for renewable energy,” Nick Pudd, OnStar vice president, said in a media release.

“Solutions like this one will ultimately lead to increased renewable-energy generation,” Mr. Pudd said.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Can you imagine only being able to fill up your vehicle when the government says that fuel is from an acceptable source?

Stop the tyranny!

[hosepipe]

Never underestimate the stupidity of a democrat...

[Iron Munro]

This makes it even less useful!

[The_Victor]

Electrons from solar/wind generation are different from fossil/nuclear?

[FrankR]

What a useless crock of democrat monkey $h!+; having to charge for 12 hours for two hours driving is not going to be offset by these dumb "green" ploys.

The Volt is as dumb as it's benefactor, obama...neither can be taught anything without sucking dry everything around them.

[catman67]

Sounds like they are converting it to a single use vehicle.

Even if “green energy were 10% of the total output (not even close), it would take 80 hours to charge the car instead of 8!!!

[ProfoundBabe]

On Thursday, General Motors announced an alert system under development that would instruct the Chevy Volt to charge only when a relatively high percentage of renewable energy was available. Being plugged in at those times would further minimize the carbon footprint of the plug-in hybrid.

But there's no collusion between GM and the government.

Riiight!

[shooter223]

Will the system also tell the car when to catch fire?

[GeronL]

Wow, so while you wait for it to charge, it might not even be charging??

insane

[mo]

too bad nobody seems capable of training Congress to STOP charging...their foolish illusions to my kids credit cards!!!

[SENTINEL]

Electric cars are a tyrants dream...At the first sign of revolt, SWITCH !.... and nobody goes anywhere.

[AdSimp]

It’s quantum physics. Electrons from solar/wind contain smug quarks.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Wife: “Honey, I think my water broke!”

Idiot: “Just a few more hours honey, I feel a breeze finally coming”.

[FishinTX]

“to charge only when a relatively high percentage of renewable energy was available”

So when the wind doesn’t blow I have to stay home from work? Think that will go over well with the boss?

[Mr. Lucky]

Once the government has perfected this technology, just think of all the progressive ways it will be applied to control every aspect of our lives.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Solutions like this one will ultimately lead to increased renewable-energy generation

Solutions like this one will ultimately lead to the sheeple giving up trying to drive cars and herd onto buses like the enviro-left wants them to.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Solutions like this one will ultimately lead to increased renewable-energy generation

Solutions like this one will ultimately lead to the sheeple giving up trying to drive cars and herd onto buses like the enviro-left wants them to.

[Islander7]

Reminds me of a diving trip to Belize in 1979. Stayed in spartan conditions on Ambergris Caye, electricity was available every other day, community bread was baked on Wednesday and Saturday. The 2 telephones on the island usually worked, unless it rained.

This is a snap shot of the third world conditions the control freaks want to impose on us. We have to ‘save the planet’ you know.

[The_Victor]

It’s quantum physics. Electrons from solar/wind contain smug quarks.

LOL!!! Ya got my vote for post of the day!

[Charles Martel]

Wife: “Honey, I think my water broke!”

Idiot: “Just a few more hours honey, I feel a breeze finally coming”.

That's a great illustration of the absurdity. It sounds like a bad joke - making modern automobiles as vulnerable to the elements as sail-powered vessels of centuries past. Sometimes, ships lay becalmed for so long that the captains would lower the boats and have the ships towed out of the floating heap of garbage, empty beef barrels and human waste that accumulated around the vessels' hulls.

Only now, two dozen men with oars can't render assistance. Yep, that really puts the progress in "progressive".