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Future Threat: Black hat erasatz hack attack hits homes on smart-grid

As the deft stroke of a finger from a black-hatted hacker's hand depressed a key, the lights dimmed and electric apparati cease operating in 68 percent of homes connected to America's smart grid. Washing machines stopped washing and cars stopped charging as the attack continued to issue forth for over 24 hours from deep within the bowels of a malcontent's lair. Lucky for us the assault was a smart meter worm simulation and the destructive hand belonged to Mike Davis of IOActive. This time. The ersatz attack was presented to the audience at ... Read more →

GM: First-gen Volts won't communicate with grid, future versions will Jeremy Korzeniewski

- One of the many intriguing aspects of electric car ownership is the ability to choose where, when and how to charge the vehicle's batteries. In most areas, electric utility rates vary widely ...

Smart charger for plug-in vehicles developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sebastian Blanco

Automakers are working with various electric utilities around the world to figure out how to best integrate vehicle with the grid. One of the requireents for the coming flood of plug-in cars is a way ...

Plug-In Ecosystem update: in the pre-Volt era, GM working with dozens of utilities to build plug-in communities Sebastian Blanco

During the Washington Auto Show in February, GM announced that cities like San Francisco and DC were likely going to be the first to get the Volt roll-out. Today, GM gave an update on how it is ...

Electric vehicle-to-grid network arrives in Newark, DE Xavier Navarro

Newark, DE has gotten the green light for one of the first two-way Vehicle to Grid infrastructure. Sponsored by a $730,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the project helps the state and ...

GridWise Alliance says a US smart grid would create 280,000 new jobs 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the US presidential election? I know, I know, it seems so long ago now. But one of the big topics in that marathon event was a discussion of jobs, the economy and green energy. From what I remember, there was a lot of talk about how the latter would help the former. The GridWise Alliance, ...

Prius generates power in Massachusetts snowstorm 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As anyone who watches the evening news would already know, the East Coast States have been hit hard with horrible winter weather over the last week or so. This snowy pounding has revealed a new use for the Toyota Prius, or likely any hybrid that recharges its batteries with its internal combustion ...

GridWise Alliance grows, aims to create a smart grid in the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Not long ago, several important companies with interests in the utility and energy businesses created the GridWise Alliance. The group, which recently added fifteen new members (still no CA Edison), announced a meeting next week in Washington D.C. to discuss smart grids, how they can help us reduce ...

ABG POLL RESULTS: Best way to spend the DOE's money 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On the 13th February we posed the question "What is the best way to spend the DOE's money?", and asked you to vote for your favourite answer. After receiving 290 votes, the results are in and it looks like Lithium Ion battery technology was the clear favourite with 29 percent of the votes. Two ...

California's largest utility looks to the wind to power EVs 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As discussed in URGE² theory, utilising the grid to overcome the supply intermittency of renewable energy sources is a critical step in moving forward towards a green energy future. Californian utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is looking to do just that by combining the overnight ...

GridWise sets aside four days in April to work on U.S. smart grid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Car fanatics like to talk of the open road, a sense of adventure, and the amazing places and faces they meet when road tripping. They don't like to talk, not as much anyway, about the highway system. So, if you're and AutoblogGreen reader who's into The Drive, thanks for stopping by, but this post ...


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