Circuit-Breaker?: Electric Car Popularity May Depend on Home Energy Management

Monday, January 31, 2011 - 18:20 in Mathematics & Economics

General Motors, Ford and other carmakers are increasingly trying to sell consumers on a future where fleets of battery-powered cars cruise along U.S. highways and byways. Turning such a vision into reality, however, requires far more than simply making electric cars available--drivers need to know how, when and where they will be able to recharge their batteries, not to mention how much it is going to cost. [More]

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