OnStar Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Chevy Volt Used for Smart Grid Application by GM and OnStar https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chevy-volt-smart-grid-20110722/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chevy-volt-smart-grid-20110722/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:03:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19555 The new smart-grid EV program will help utilities to directly control EV charging for participating consumers. This way, the utility can then reduce peak loads by offering discounts or other incentives to encourage drivers to charge their electric vehicles when overall electricity demand is low.

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