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 Report: Power companies need to upgrade grid to prepare for electric cars |
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Jan 20, 2010 - 10:09 AM - by Chevy Forums
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Filed under: Government/Legal, Technology, Chevrolet, Electric
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The onslaught of electric vehicles expected to hit the market over the next five years, such as the Chevrolet Volt (pictured above), is keeping many local power utilities up at night. The dilemma has to do with the power supply - more specifically, how to feed the increased demand on the grid down to the household level.
There isn't really a shortage of power, experts say. However, while your electric company has built the infrastructure to keep your microwave, HDTV and computer all running simultaneously without dimming the kitchen lights, an anticipated flood of innovative all-electric cars concurrently guzzling electrons off the system in private garages may lead to household circuit breakers tripping and street corner transformers burning out.
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GM challenges Ford to heavy-duty pickup tug of war |
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Jan 19, 2010 - 4:31 PM - by Chevy Forums
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Truck, Etc., Chevrolet, Ford, GM, GMC, Diesel
Pickuptrucks.com sat down with Tom Stephens, General Motors' vice chairman of global product operations at the Detroit Auto Show, and during the course of the conversation, Stephens began espousing the virtues of the General's new Duramax diesel, due to be fitted to the 2011 Chevrolet and GMC ... [Read More]
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Autoblog Podcast #162 - Paukert Redux |
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Jan 19, 2010 - 1:48 PM - by Chevy Forums
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Filed under: Car Buying, Podcasts, BMW, Bugatti, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Ferrari, Design/Style
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He won't admit it, but Editor Paukert is fully addicted to joining us on the Podcast. He sat in again with Chris, Sam and Dan for Episode #162 of the Autoblog Podcast, and there was much rejoicing. First up, Ed Whitacre's somewhat inscrutable claims about the Chevrolet Volt's pricing and... [Read More]
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