The Christian Science Monitor on V2G

There is an interesting article about V2G electric vehicles on the Christian Science Monitor.

.......For more than a decade, Kempton has researched, lobbied, and agitated for these “cash-back cars.” His and other in-depth studies describe a future where electric-car owners plug in at malls, hardware stores, or home garages and earn $1,000 to $2,500 annually for the power they pump back into the system.

......Kempton’s dream took a small but critical step closer in January when Newark, Del., became the first US city to license a V2G recharging station.

The scheme’s potential for millions of cars to act as a communal backup for the grid has finally caught the attention of utility operators, Detroit automakers, and even Washington policymakers.

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