http://online.wsj.com/...
Lots of people how about how Electric Cars will destroy the grid, over tax it, cost too much,
but I've always argued that EVs, and PV will usher in a new era. There are lots of articles
on how Solar PV is changing things, but, the issue has always been one of storage.
A car with 20 or 40 KWH of battery really changes the story.
UDelaware has been pushing the tech hard, and they are starting to see qualified data in their fleet of "Rolling Battery" storage cars profits of $100/month/car. Not bad. If you can make your car provide a second stream of income, then it's significantly better.
a gas car is going to consume a lease payment, and Gas, if an EV
can operate for No gas and for $100/month revenue, then it's significantly cheaper
then a gas car.
The WSJ article is the first time the financial press is covering this.
if instead of doing large fixed storage such as
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/...
if people are getting cars with 2 way chargers, doing V2B, V2H and V2B, then
the capital cost isn't born by the utilities, but shared out...
That this is working out means we must push to get scaling on this technology.
I believe the synergy between this tech and renewables will mean the next decade
will be the conversion to 100% renewables.