Comments on: Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car? http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/ Sustainability, Green Business and CSR News Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Why the Wind Industry Needs More Electric Cars | Automotive News Desk http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 Why the Wind Industry Needs More Electric Cars | Automotive News Desk Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:50:39 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-4383 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Paul Scott http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-3358 Paul Scott Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:54:01 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-3358 Actually, people do think about the grid when talking about EVs. I know because I speak on the subject all over the country and I get questions on the viability of the grid every time. As the story says, the utilities are aware of the issue and they are taking steps to deal with it. The important issue here is getting the heck off of oil ASAP. We're staring at peak oil in the face and it's big, ugly and is going to kick our collective butts in just a few months. Our economy is going to get ruined by this monster and THAT is the problem. When gas hits north of $4/gallon this summer, and never comes down again, you'll wish like hell grid reliability was your biggest problem. Are you in line to get a Volt or LEAF? I've already got my LEAF, a RAV EV and a PV system to generate all my kWh. If you're not in line for one, you're going to be surprised how long the line is already. Best be looking into it now. Actually, people do think about the grid when talking about EVs. I know because I speak on the subject all over the country and I get questions on the viability of the grid every time. As the story says, the utilities are aware of the issue and they are taking steps to deal with it. The important issue here is getting the heck off of oil ASAP. We’re staring at peak oil in the face and it’s big, ugly and is going to kick our collective butts in just a few months. Our economy is going to get ruined by this monster and THAT is the problem. When gas hits north of $4/gallon this summer, and never comes down again, you’ll wish like hell grid reliability was your biggest problem.

Are you in line to get a Volt or LEAF? I’ve already got my LEAF, a RAV EV and a PV system to generate all my kWh. If you’re not in line for one, you’re going to be surprised how long the line is already. Best be looking into it now.

]]> By: Getting to Obama’s 2015 Goal of 1 Million Electric Vehicles | ecopolitology http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 Getting to Obama’s 2015 Goal of 1 Million Electric Vehicles | ecopolitology Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:31:34 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-3226 [...] to do so.Photos: Official White House Photo by David Lienemann; Earth & Industry photo by Tim Hurst. Renewable energy and climate change questions and answersRelated Posts: From RV to EV: Indiana [...] [...] to do so.Photos: Official White House Photo by David Lienemann; Earth & Industry photo by Tim Hurst. Renewable energy and climate change questions and answersRelated Posts: From RV to EV: Indiana [...]

]]> By: GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm | Earth & Industry http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-634 GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm | Earth & Industry Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:48:29 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-634 [...] is going to be unlikely, Edison CEO Ed Craver told me when I spoke with him at the company’s Electric Vehicle Technology Center in [...] [...] is going to be unlikely, Edison CEO Ed Craver told me when I spoke with him at the company’s Electric Vehicle Technology Center in [...]

]]> By: Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car? | The New Ecologist http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Is Your Electric Utility Ready for the Electric Car? | The New Ecologist Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:56:41 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-614 [...] rest of the story at: Earth and Industry AKPC_IDS += [...] [...] rest of the story at: Earth and Industry AKPC_IDS += [...]

]]> By: Global Patriot http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Global Patriot Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:02:38 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-593 People rarely think of the grid when talking about electric vehicles, and while the numbers are quite low today, it's important for utilities to ensure their infrastructure is ready for the impending boom - it's only a matter of time! People rarely think of the grid when talking about electric vehicles, and while the numbers are quite low today, it’s important for utilities to ensure their infrastructure is ready for the impending boom – it’s only a matter of time!

]]> By: A Perfect Storm for Electric Cars? | ecopolitology http://earthandindustry.com/2009/11/is-your-electric-utility-ready-for-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-580 A Perfect Storm for Electric Cars? | ecopolitology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:26:24 +0000 http://earthandindustry.com/?p=1542#comment-580 [...] a recent trip to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Tech Center in Pomona, California, I was struck by the depth and breadth of preparations the utility was making [...] [...] a recent trip to Southern California Edison’s Electric Vehicle Tech Center in Pomona, California, I was struck by the depth and breadth of preparations the utility was making [...]

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