[ChicagoConservative27]

What a bunch of BEEP

[Glad2bnuts]

So everyone call in sick or take the bus today, your car is need to power the grid.

[BobL]

“Electric car batteries could be key to boosting energy storage: study”

Sounds like we’re FINALLY getting to the rut of the EV car push.

[Frohickey]

Best idea regarding the energy industry is that it is distributed. Electrical grid, gasoline/diesel infrastructure, retail disposable batteries, etc.

If the electrical grid is broken (power surge, EMP), the gasoline/diesel infrastructure is still there. By relying on only one method of energy delivery, you ensure that it will fail spectacularly. Then it will be more $$$ for govt to fix it. Crazy!

[meatloaf]

It’s more likely electric cars will be the equivalent of everyone flushing their toilet at the same time.

[dznutz]

https://youtu.be/X2HX5wsQVEA

The Simpsons predicting the future again.

[lepton]

One way to help solve this problem is boosting the storage capacity of electricity grids,

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So either contribute only a few percent of their capacity, or become unable to drive. Not to mention the additional wear and tear on the battery systems.

[fuzzylogic]

...not so sure. I could have modes on my vehicle for when it is plugged in:

* Charge only
* Allow to only power my home during power outage
* Allow a discharge back to the grid during peak times up to 20% of charge
* Etc.

If everyone is having varying remote work schedules then all the EV’s could behave as some form of giant capacitor and distribute the grid, making us more resilient and less prone to complete outages.

[rottweiller_inc]

Yeah everybody plugged their electric cars into the grid and let the government draw down your battery power and reimburse you 0.02 per kilowatt hour while you paid 80

[butlerweave]

Leaky energy storage

[SgtHooper]

Starting to smack like The Matrix, where peeps are the batteries powering a massive machine! Won’t be long...