Scientists Explore Putting Electric Cars On A Two-way Power Street
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 07:29
in Physics & Chemistry
Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid. Scientists are exploring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that not only use grid electricity to meet their power needs, but return it to the grid, earning money for the owner.