Last Thursday US researchers unveiled a vehicle that earns money for its driver, instead of guzzling it up in gasoline and maintenance costs. The Toyota Scion xB, is the first electric car to be linked to a power grid and serve as a cash cow. This car does not run on gas but it charges... with a charger suprisingly! The Scion was the researchers' way of introducing the "vehicle-to-grid" (V2G) concept. This V2G thing is beginning to gain momentum in the United States and around the world. "This makes the car useful not only when it's being driven, but also when it's parked, as long as you remember to plug it in," said Willett Kempton. Willet is leading a V2G project in a University in Delaware. A V2G car is connected via an Internet-over-powerline connection that sends a signal from inside the car's computer to an aggregator's server. A V2G car is connected over an Internet powerline connection that sends a signal from inside the car's computer to a server. This helps the car owner and power grid management companies, which are constantly trying to keep electricity output at a constant level. When the grid needs more power, companies usually draw from traditional power plants. Which in the United States are often coal-fired.
I was thinking, if everybody in the U.S had one of these cars... there would be no more gas stations and we wouldn't have to buy gas from other countries... then we'd have more money and we could have free health-care! This car could be the beginning of everything! I know when I get old enough to drive I'm buying this car, because it'll all pay me back in the end!
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