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U.S. electric grid has capacity for a lot of plug-in hybrids

A new study for the Department of Energy has identified massive idle "off-peak" electricity production and transmission capacity in the existing electric power system. So much so in fact that it could power 84 percent of the 220 million vehicles in the U.S. if they were plug-in electric vehicles. The study, undertaken by researchers at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is based on driving the 33 mile per day national average commute with drivers charging their vehicles up overnight. Sufficient off-peak generation, transmission and ... Read more →

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U.S. electric grid has capacity for a lot of plug-in hybrids

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