Australian utility to study impact of EVs
Published Monday, 14th March 2011
Australia’s Ergon Energy has chosen the city of Townsville to host a research project to better understand how the widespread introduction of electric vehicles could affect the state’s regional power network.
The project will feature a fleet of seven electric vehicles including five Mitsubishi i-MiEVs as well as a converted Mazda 2 and Volkswagen Caddy mini-van.
One of the major focuses of the three-year study will be to look at ways to manage vehicle charging to reduce peak demand for the mutual benefit of the user and network.
Read more here …
RELATED NEWS
Latest Insight
China ‘dumping’ low-cost solar cells on market? US says ‘yes’
Have China’s solar cell makers been “dumping” their products on the US market
The 10 most water-stressed countries in the world
From space, our planet might look like a “big blue marble” rich with
