Now, compare that to this, "... battery electric V2G ready cars are set to start rolling off the assembly lines of all major automakers ..."
Which major automaker has announced that they're going to start rolling EV's off their assembly lines? The i-MiEV seems to be the closest that I'm aware of:
http://www.carcentral.com.au/200807152175/hybrid/electric/mitsubishi-plans-to-be-first-to-market-with-mass-produced-electric-vehicles.html Mitsubishi plans to be first to market with mass-produced electric vehicles
Written by Nelson Ireson
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
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Mitsubishi is expected to be one of the first major carmakers to launch an all-electric vehicle when its compact i-MiEV enters mass production next year. The car was originally slated to be leased on a small scale to government and business groups next year, with public sale beginning in 2010. Latest reports indicate the car’s retail launch has been brought back a year in light of smoother-than-expected preparations for mass production and the favourable sales conditions created by rapidly increasing fuel prices.
The i-MiEV will be Mitsubishi’s first electric vehicle, and will feature a 46kW electric motor powered by 330-volt lithium ion batteries. This will provide the car with a driving range of roughly 160km and should take about seven hours to charge from a household power outlet, reports the Nikkei. Unfortunately for Australian buyers, the i-MiEV isn’t planned for sale here, though it does show what’s possible with current technology when it’s packaged properly.
Advanced battery technology the keyThe common stumbling block for carmakers pursuing electric vehicles (EVs) is battery technology. To overcome this obstacle, Mitsubishi has formed a joint venture with GS Yuasa Corporation to develop a new battery pack for the i-MiEV.
In an attempt to curtail long charge times, a ‘quick-charge’ pack is also being developed by power companies, which will see the i-MiEV’s battery being charged to 80% of its capacity in just 35 minutes.
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OK, so that's a pure EV which
may be coming next year; and that's a good thing™. Now, is it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V2G#Skepticism">V2G?
Right now, the battery packs are still too expensive. That's the dramatic thing about the advance I cited earlier, it has the potential to make them much more affordable. However, that's still in the future.