Comments on: V2G: One Day You’ll Get Paid to Drive an Electric Car http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cole http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/#comment-181326 Cole Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:56:31 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3076#comment-181326 If you think about it, this is nice since you just have to buy those electric cars and get paid. On the other hand, will it be worth it since you have to recharge it? How much will you gain and lose from it? It would be such a hassle. If you think about it, this is nice since you just have to buy those electric cars and get paid. On the other hand, will it be worth it since you have to recharge it? How much will you gain and lose from it? It would be such a hassle.

]]> By: MattJ http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/#comment-179068 MattJ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:21:33 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3076#comment-179068 I don't see how you'd get paid, unless you're buying energy at a lower rate than a utility would be buying it back from you. Or if they're paying you simply for the potential of using the energy stored in your battery - basically you making it available to them. The other problem I see is what happens when you get to work, say, with X amount of range left. You plug in and your car charges, but the grid takes that energy back. You get paid, but at 5pm, you leave the office and you don't have enough energy to get home. Will you be able to dictate a threshold, so that you don't get shafted? I don’t see how you’d get paid, unless you’re buying energy at a lower rate than a utility would be buying it back from you. Or if they’re paying you simply for the potential of using the energy stored in your battery – basically you making it available to them.

The other problem I see is what happens when you get to work, say, with X amount of range left. You plug in and your car charges, but the grid takes that energy back. You get paid, but at 5pm, you leave the office and you don’t have enough energy to get home. Will you be able to dictate a threshold, so that you don’t get shafted?

]]> By: lousloot http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/#comment-178876 lousloot Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:26:47 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3076#comment-178876 Utility load balancing is a big thing -- via control of load or other means. Looks like V2G is less of a pipe-dream than I imagined. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/02/24/world-energy-unveils-demand-response-auctions-disrupting-a-market-dominated-by-bostons-enernoc/ Google is getting involved too... Utility load balancing is a big thing — via control of load or other means. Looks like V2G is less of a pipe-dream than I imagined.

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/02/24/world-energy-unveils-demand-response-auctions-disrupting-a-market-dominated-by-bostons-enernoc/

Google is getting involved too…

]]> By: lousloot http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/#comment-178601 lousloot Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:53:31 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3076#comment-178601 Even if v2g is a "bad" idea, the ability to run the house (electrical appliances...) with my car is sexy. Sure would make camping easier to take. I personally wouldn't mind loosing 5miles of range (25%) say once a week, more in summer... for a $50/mo check. Expec if the electric company pulls it for the 6-8pm peak. Pretty complicated 'tho -- Just call it "Smart Grid" and >PooF< its there... lol Even if v2g is a “bad” idea, the ability to run the house (electrical appliances…) with my car is sexy. Sure would make camping easier to take. I personally wouldn’t mind loosing 5miles of range (25%) say once a week, more in summer… for a $50/mo check. Expec if the electric company pulls it for the 6-8pm peak.

Pretty complicated ‘tho — Just call it “Smart Grid” and >PooF< its there… lol

]]> By: DaveP http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/21/v2g-one-day-youll-get-paid-to-drive-an-electric-car/#comment-178530 DaveP Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:33:08 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3076#comment-178530 <blockquote cite="comment-178403"> <strong><a href="#comment-178403" rel="nofollow">Jackson</a></strong>: V2G was, and still remains, a <i>terrible</i> idea </blockquote> Well, terrible idea for us consumers. But not terrible for the power companies! ;) Which is why we keep hearing so much about it. I'm sure these V2G news blurbs are always pushed out by power providers. I don't know any consumer chomping at the bit to buy and burn out $10k worth of batteries to make eighty bucks a year for a few years. :)

Jackson: V2G was, and still remains, a terrible idea

Well, terrible idea for us consumers. But not terrible for the power companies! ;) Which is why we keep hearing so much about it. I’m sure these V2G news blurbs are always pushed out by power providers. I don’t know any consumer chomping at the bit to buy and burn out $10k worth of batteries to make eighty bucks a year for a few years. :)

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