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Austin, TX wants to go with smart grid and plug-in hybrids

I found the above photo over on Flickr and it's tagged as being taken at this year's SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. I thought it fit well with the story I spotted on Treehugger (originally from the Wall Street Journal, which is subscription-only) about clean, green transportation in that city. You don't need to put any petroleum into this four-legged powertrain (emissions are another issue). The mayor of the progressive city, Will Wynn, and the Austin-based Plug-In Partners have announced a plan to make PHEVs a integral part of the ... Read more →

Plug-in hybrids could be a benefit to the electrical grid Sam Abuelsamid

Austin, TX wants to go with smart grid and plug-in hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Plug-in hybrids could be a benefit to the electrical grid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The MIT Technology Review has an article on plug-in hybrids and the electrical grid. The thesis of the piece is that wide-spread use of PHEVs, rather putting a strain on the electrical grid, could actually be beneficial and lead to strengthening of the grid over time. The idea is that these hybrids ...

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