Vehicle-to-grid

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which plug-in electric

vehicles, such as battery electric vehicles (BEV), plug-in hybrids
(PHEV) or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV),
communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services
by either returning electricity to the grid or by throttling their
charging rate.[1][2][3] V2G storage capabilities can enable EVs to
store and discharge electricity generated from renewable energy
sources such as solar and wind, with output that fluctuates
depending on weather and time of day.[4]

V2G can be used with gridable vehicles, that is, plug-in electric
vehicles (BEV and PHEV), with grid capacity. Since at any given
time 95 percent of cars are parked, the batteries in electric vehicles
could be used to let electricity flow from the car to the electric
distribution network and back. A 2015 report on potential earnings
associated with V2G found that with proper regulatory support,
vehicle owners could earn $454, $394, and $318 per year depending
on whether their average daily drive was 32, 64, or 97 km (20, 40, or
60 miles), respectively.[5] A V2G-enabled EV fast charger

Batteries have a finite number of charging cycles, as well as a shelf-

life, therefore using vehicles as grid storage can impact battery longevity. Studies that cycle batteries two or
more times per day have shown large decreases in capacity and greatly shortened life. However, battery
capacity is a complex function of factors such as battery chemistry, charging and discharging rate,
temperature, state of charge and age. Most studies with slower discharge rates show only a few percent of
additional degradation while one study has suggested that using vehicles for grid storage could improve
longevity.[6]

Sometimes the modulation of charging of a fleet of electric vehicles by an aggregator to offer services to the
grid but without actual electrical flow from the vehicles to the grid is called unidirectional V2G, as opposed
to the bidirectional V2G that is generally discussed in this article.[7][8]

Contents
Applications
Peak load leveling
Backup power
Types of V2G
Unidirectional V2G or V1G
Bidirectional local V2G (V2H , V2B, V2X)
Bidirectional V2G
Efficiency
Implementation by country
United States
 Japan
Denmark
United Kingdom
Research
Edison
Southwest Research Institute
Delft University of Technology
University of Delaware
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nissan and Enel
University of Warwick
Skepticism
Vehicles
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Applications

Peak load leveling

The concept allows V2G vehicles to provide power to help balance loads by "valley filling" (charging at
night when demand is low) and "peak shaving" (sending power back to the grid when demand is high, see
duck curve).[9] Peak load leveling can enable new ways for utilities to provide regulation services (keeping
voltage and frequency stable) and provide spinning reserves (meet sudden demands for power). These
services coupled with "smart-meters" would allow V2G vehicles to give power back to the grid and in
return, receive monetary benefits based on how much power given back to the grid.[10] In its current
development, it has been proposed that such use of electric vehicles could buffer renewable power sources
such as wind power for example, by storing excess energy produced during windy periods and providing it
back to the grid during high load periods, thus effectively stabilizing the intermittency of wind power. Some
see this application of vehicle-to-grid technology as an approach to help renewable energy become a base
load electricity technology.

It has been proposed that public utilities would not have to build as many natural gas or coal-fired power
plants to meet peak demand or as an insurance policy against power outages.[11] Since demand can be
measured locally by a simple frequency measurement, dynamic load leveling can be provided as needed.[12]
Carbitrage, a portmanteau of 'car' and 'arbitrage', is sometimes used to refer to the minimum price of
electricity at which a vehicle would discharge its battery.[13]

Backup power

Modern electric vehicles can generally store in their batteries more than an average home's daily energy
demand. Even without a PHEV's gas generation capabilities such a vehicle could be used for emergency
power for several days (for example, lighting, home appliances, etc.). This would be an example of Vehicle-
to-home transmission (V2H). As such they may be seen as a complementary technology for intermittent
renewable power resources such as wind or solar electric. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) with tanks
containing up to 5.6 kg of hydrogen can deliver more than 90 kWh of electricity.[14]

Types of V2G

Unidirectional V2G or V1G

Many of the grid-scale benefits of V2G can be accomplished with unidirectional V2G, also known as V1G
or "smart charging". The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) defines V1G as "unidirectional
managed charging services" and defines the four levels of Vehicle-Grid Interface (VGI), which encompasses
all of the ways that EVs can provide grid services, as follows:[15]

1. Unidirectional power flow (V1G) with one resource and unified actors
2. V1G with aggregated resources
3. V1G with fragmented actor objectives
4. Bidirectional power flow (V2G)

V1G involves varying the time or rate at which an electric vehicle is charged in order to provide ancillary
services to the grid, while V2G also includes reverse power flow. V1G includes applications such as timing
vehicles to charge in the middle of the day to absorb excess solar generation, or varying the charge rate of
electric vehicles to provide frequency response services or load balancing services.

V1G may be the best option to begin integrating EVs as controllable loads onto the electric grid due to
technical issues that currently exist with regards to the feasibility of V2G. V2G requires specialized
hardware (especially bi-directional inverters), has fairly high losses and limited round-trip efficiency, and
may contribute to EV battery degradation due to increased energy throughput. Additionally, revenues from
V2G in an SCE pilot project were lower than the costs of administering the project,[16] indicating that V2G
still has a ways to go before being economically feasible.

Bidirectional local V2G (V2H , V2B, V2X)

Vehicle-to-home (V2H) or vehicle-to-building (V2B) or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) do not typically

directly affect grid performance but creates a balance within the local environment.[17] The electric vehicle
is used as a residential back-up power supply during periods of power outage or for increasing self-
consumption of energy produced on-site (demand charge avoidance).

Unlike more mature V1G solutions, V2X has not yet reached market deployment, apart from Japan where
commercial V2H solutions have been available since 2012 as back-up a solution in case of electricity black-
out.

Bidirectional V2G

With V2G, the electric vehicles could be equipped to actually provide electricity to the grid. The utility or
transmission system operator may be willing to purchase energy from customers during periods of peak
demand, or to use the EV battery capacity for providing ancillary services, such as balancing and frequency
control, including primary frequency regulation and secondary reserve. Thus, V2G is in most applications
deemed to have higher potential commercial value than V2B or V2H.
Efficiency
Most modern battery electric vehicles use lithium-ion cells that can achieve round-trip efficiency greater
than 90%.[18] The efficiency of the battery depends on factors like charge rate, charge state, battery state of
health, and temperature.[19][20]

The majority of losses, however, are in system components other than the battery. Power electronics, such as
inverters, typically dominate overall losses.[21] A study found overall round-trip efficiency for V2G system
in the range of 53% to 62%'.[22] Another study reports an efficiency of about 70%.[23] The overall efficiency
however depends on several factors and can vary widely.[21]

Implementation by country
A study conducted in 2012 by the Idaho National Laboratory[24] revealed the following estimations and
future plans for V2G in various countries. It is important to note that this is difficult to quantify because the
technology is still in its nascent stage, and is therefore difficult to reliably predict adoption of the technology
around the world. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to give an idea of the scope
of development and progress in these areas around the world.

United States

PJM Interconnection has envisioned using US Postal Service trucks, school buses and garbage trucks that
remain unused overnight for grid connection. This could generate millions of dollars because these
companies aid in storing and stabilizing some of the national grid's energy. The United States was projected
to have one million electric vehicles on the road between 2015 and 2019. Studies indicate that 160 new
power plants will need to be built by 2020 to compensate for electric vehicles if integration with the grid
does not move forward.

In North America, at least two major school-bus manufacturers—Blue Bird and Lion—are working on
proving the benefits of electrification and vehicle-to-grid technology. As school buses in the U.S. currently
use $3.2B of diesel a year, their electrification can help stabilize the electrical grid, lessen the need for new
power plants, and reduce kids’ exposure to cancer-causing exhaust.[25]

In 2017, at the University of California San Diego, V2G technology provider Nuvve launched a pilot
program called INVENT, funded by the California Energy Commission, with the installation of 50 V2G bi-
directional charging stations around the campus.[26] The program expanded in 2018 to include a fleet of EVs
for its free nighttime shuttle service, Triton Rides.[27]

In 2018, Nissan launched a pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative in partnership with
vehicle-to-grid systems company Fermata Energy seeking to use bi-directional charging technology to
partially power Nissan North America's headquarters in Franklin, Tn.[28] In 2020 Fermata Energy’s
bidirectional electric vehicle charging system became the first to be certified to the North American safety
standard, UL 9741, the Standard for Bidirectional Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System Equipment.[29]

Japan

In order to meet the 2030 target of 10 percent of Japan's energy being generated by renewable resources, a
cost of $71.1 billion will be required for the upgrades of existing grid infrastructure. The Japanese charging
infrastructure market is projected to grow from $118.6 million to $1.2 billion between 2015 and 2020.
Starting in 2012, Nissan plans to bring to market a kit compatible with the LEAF EV that will be able to
provide power back into a Japanese home. Currently, there is a prototype being tested in Japan. Average
Japanese homes use 10 to 12 KWh/day, and with the LEAF's 24 KWh battery capacity, this kit could
potentially provide up to two days of power. Production in additional markets will follow upon Nissan's
ability to properly complete adaptations.

In November 2018 in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Chubu Electric Power
Co., Inc initiated charging and discharging demonstrations with storage batteries of electric vehicles and
plug-in hybrid vehicles using V2G technology. The demonstration examines how to excel the ability of V2G
systems to balance demand and supply of electricity is and what impacts V2G has on the power grid. In
addition to ordinary usage of EVs/PHVs such as by transportation, the group is producing new values of
EVs/PHVs by providing V2G services even when EVs/PHVs are parked. Two bi-directional charging
stations, connected to a V2G aggregation server managed by Nuvve Corporation, have been installed at a
parking lot in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture to conduct the demonstration test. The group aims to assess the
capacity of EVs/PHVs to balance out demand and supply of electrical power by charging EVs/PHVs and
supplying electrical power to the grid from EVs/PHVs.[30]

Denmark

Denmark currently is a world leader in wind power generation. Initially, Denmark's goal is to replace 10%
of all vehicles with PEVs, with an ultimate goal of a complete replacement to follow. The Edison Project
implements a new set of goals that will allow enough turbines to be built to accommodate 50% of total
power while using V2G to prevent negative impacts to the grid. Because of the unpredictability of wind, the
Edison Project plans to use PEVs while they are plugged into the grid to store additional wind energy that
the grid cannot handle. Then, during peak energy use hours, or when the wind is calm, the power stored in
these PEVs will be fed back into the grid. To aid in the acceptance of EVs, policies have been enforced that
create a tax differential between zero emission cars and traditional automobiles. The Danish PEV market
value is expected to grow from $50 to $380 million between 2015 and 2020. PEV developmental progress
and advancements pertaining to the use of renewable energy resources will make Denmark a market leader
with respect to V2G innovation (ZigBee 2010).

Following the Edison project, the Nikola project was started[31] which focused on demonstrating the V2G
technology in a lab setting, located at the Risø Campus (DTU). DTU is a partner along with Nuvve and
Nissan. The Nikola project completed in 2016, laying the groundwork for Parker, which uses a fleet of EVs
to demonstrate the technology in a real-life setting. This project is partnered by DTU,[32] Insero, Nuvve,
Nissan and Frederiksberg Forsyning (Danish DSO in Copenhagen). Besides demonstrating the technology
the project also aims to clear the path for V2G-integration with other OEMs as well as calculating the
business case for several types of V2G, such as Adaptive charging, overload protection, peak shaving,
emergency backup and frequency balancing. In the project the partners explored the most viable commercial
opportunities by systematically testing and demonstrating V2G services across car brands. Here, economic
and regulatory barriers were identified as well as the economic and technical impacts of the applications on
the power system and markets.[33] The project started in August 2016 and ended in September 2018.

United Kingdom

The V2G market in the UK will be stimulated by aggressive smart grid and PEV rollouts. Starting in
January 2011, programs and strategies to assist in PEV have been implemented. The UK has begun devising
strategies to increase the speed of adoption of EVs. This includes providing universal high-speed internet for
use with smart grid meters, because most V2G-capable PEVs will not coordinate with the larger grid
without it. The "Electric Delivery Plan for London" states that by 2015, there will be 500 on-road charging
stations; 2,000 stations off-road in car parks; and 22,000 privately owned stations installed. Local grid
substations will need to be upgraded for drivers who cannot park on their own property. By 2020 in the UK,
every residential home will have been offered a smart meter, and about 1.7 million PEVs should be on the
road. The UK's electric vehicle market value is projected to grow from $0.1 to $1.3 billion between 2015
and 2020 (ZigBee 2010).

In 2018, EDF Energy announced a partnership with a leading green technology company, Nuvve, to install
up to 1,500 Vehicle to Grid (V2G) chargers in the UK. The chargers will be offered to EDF Energy’s
business customers and will be used at its own sites to provide up to 15 MW of additional energy storage
capacity. That’s the equivalent amount of energy required to power 4,000 homes. The stored electricity will
be made available for sale on the energy markets or for supporting grid flexibility at times of peak energy
use. EDF Energy is the largest electricity supplier to UK businesses and its partnership with Nuvve could
see the largest deployment of V2G chargers so far in this country.[34]

In fall 2019, a consortium called Vehicle to Grid Britain (V2GB) released a research report on the potential
of V2G technologies.[35][36]

Research

Edison

Denmark's Edison project, an abbreviation for 'Electric vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated market using
Sustainable energy and Open Networks' was a partially state funded research project on the island of
Bornholm in Eastern Denmark. The consortium of IBM, Siemens the hardware and software developer
EURISCO, Denmark's largest energy company Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy), the regional energy
company Østkraft, the Technical University of Denmark and the Danish Energy Association, explored how
to balance the unpredictable electricity loads generated by Denmark's many wind farms, currently
generating approximately 20 percent of the country's total electricity production, by using electric vehicles
(EV) and their accumulators. The aim of the project is to develop infrastructure that enables EVs to
intelligently communicate with the grid to determine when charging, and ultimately discharging, can take
place.[37] At least one rebuild V2G capable Toyota Scion will be used in the project.[38] The project is key in
Denmark's ambitions to expand its wind-power generation to 50% by 2020.[39] According to a source of
British newspaper The Guardian 'It's never been tried at this scale' previously.[40] The project concluded in
2013.[41]

Southwest Research Institute

In 2014, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) developed the first vehicle-to-grid aggregation system
qualified by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The system allows for owners of electric
delivery truck fleets to make money by assisting in managing the grid frequency. When the electric grid
frequency drops below 60 Hertz, the system suspends vehicle charging which removes the load on the grid
thus allowing the frequency to rise to a normal level. The system is the first of its kind because it operates
autonomously.[42]

The system was originally developed as part of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy
Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Phase II program, led by Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company,
Inc. The goals of the SPIDERS program are to increase energy security in the event of power loss from a
physical or cyber disruption, provide emergency power, and manage the grid more efficiently.[43] In
November 2012, SwRI was awarded a $7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
demonstrate the integration of vehicle-to-grid technologies as a source for emergency power at Fort Carson,
Colorado.[44] In 2013, SwRI researchers tested five DC fast-charge stations at the army post. The system
passed integration and acceptance testing in August 2013.[45]

Delft University of Technology

Prof. Dr. Ad van Wijk, Vincent Oldenbroek and Dr. Carla Robledo, researchers at Delft University of
Technology, in 2016 conducted research on V2G technology with hydrogen FCEVs. Both experimental
work with V2G FCEVs and techno-economic scenario studies for 100% renewable integrated energy and
transport systems are done, using only hydrogen and electricity as energy carriers.[46] They modified a
Hyundai ix35 FCEV together with Hyundai R&D so it can deliver up to 10 kW DC Power[3] while
maintaining road access permit. They developed together with the company Accenda b.v. a V2G unit
converting the DC power of the FCEV into 3-phase AC power and injecting it into the Dutch national
electricity grid.[3] The Future Energy Systems Group also recently did tests with their V2G FCEVs whether
it could offer frequency reserves. Based on the positive outcome of the tests an MSc thesis was published
looking into the technical and economic feasibility assessment of a hydrogen and FCEV based Car Park as
Power Plant offering frequency reserves.[47]

University of Delaware

Willett Kempton, Suresh Advani, and Ajay Prasad are the researchers at the University of Delaware who are
currently conducting research on the V2G technology, with Dr. Kempton being the lead on the project. Dr.
Kempton has published a number of articles on the technology and the concept, many of which can be found
on the V2G project page.[48] The group is involved in researching the technology itself, as well as its
performance when used on the grid. In addition to the technical research, the team has worked with Dr.
Meryl Gardner, a marketing professor in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economic at the
University of Delaware, to develop marketing strategies for both consumer and corporate fleet adoption.[49]
A 2006 Toyota Scion xB car was modified for testing in 2007.[50]

In 2010, Kempton and Gregory Poilasne co-founded Nuvve, a V2G solutions company. The company has
formed a number of industry partnerships and implemented V2G pilot projects on five continents
worldwide.[26][51]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Samveg Saxena currently serves as the project lead for
Vehicle-to-Grid Simulator (V2G-Sim).[52] V2G-Sim is a simulation platform tool used to model spatial and
temporal driving and charging behavior of individual plug-in electric vehicles on the electric grid. Its models
are used to investigate the challenges and opportunities of V2G services, such as modulation of charging
time and charging rate for peak demand response and utility frequency regulation. V2G-Sim has also been
used to research the potential of plug-in electric vehicles for renewable energy integration. Preliminary
findings using V2G-Sim have shown controlled V2G service can provide peak-shaving and valley-filling
services to balance daily electric load and mitigate the duck curve. On the contrary, uncontrolled vehicle
charging was shown to exacerbate the duck curve. The study also found that even at 20 percent fade in
capacity, EV batteries still met the needs of 85 percent of drivers.[53]

In another research initiative at Lawrence Berkeley Lab using V2G-Sim, V2G services were shown to have
minor battery degradation impacts on electric vehicles as compared to cycling losses and calendar aging.[54]
In this study, three electric vehicles with different daily driving itineraries were modelled over a ten-year
time horizon, with and without V2G services. Assuming daily V2G service from 7PM to 9PM at a charging
rate of 1.440 kW, the capacity losses of the electric vehicles due to V2G over ten years were 2.68%, 2.66%,
and 2.62%.

Nissan and Enel

In May 2016, Nissan and Enel power company announced a collaborative V2G trial project in the United
Kingdom, the first of its kind in the country.[55] The trial comprises 100 V2G charging units to be used by
Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 electric van users. The project claims electric vehicle owners will be able to sell
stored energy back to the grid at a profit.

One notable V2G project in the United States is at the University of Delaware, where a V2G team headed by
Dr. Willett Kempton has been conducting on-going research.[48] An early operational implementation in
Europe was conducted via the German government-funded MeRegioMobil project at the "KIT Smart
Energy Home" of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in cooperation with Opel as vehicle partner and utility
EnBW providing grid expertise.[56] Their goals are to educate the public about the environmental and
economic benefits of V2G and enhance the product market.[48] Other investigators are the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, Xcel Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and, in the United Kingdom,
the University of Warwick.[57]

University of Warwick

WMG and Jaguar Land Rover collaborated with the Energy and Electrical Systems group of the university.
Dr Kotub Uddin analysed lithium ion batteries from commercially available EVs over a two year period. He
created a model of battery degradation and discovered that some patterns of vehicle-to-grid storage were
able to significantly increase the longevity of the vehicle's battery over conventional charging strategies,
while permitting them to be driven in normal ways. [58]

Skepticism
There is some skepticism among experts about the feasibility of V2G and several studies have questioned
the concept's economic rationale. For example, a 2015 study[59] found that economic analyses favorable to
V2G fail to include many of the less obvious costs associated with its implementation. When these less
obvious costs are included, the study finds that V2G represents an economically inefficient solution.

The more a battery is used the sooner it needs replacing. Replacement cost is approximately 1/3 the cost of
the electric car.[60] Over their lifespan, batteries degrade progressively with reduced capacity, cycle life, and
safety due to chemical changes to the electrodes. Capacity loss/fade is expressed as a percentage of initial
capacity after a number of cycles (e.g., 30% loss after 1,000 cycles). Cycling loss is due to usage and
depends on both the maximum state of charge and the depth of discharge.[61] JB Straubel, CTO of Tesla
Inc., discounts V2G because battery wear outweighs economic benefit. He also prefers recycling over re-use
for grid once batteries have reached the end of their useful car life.[62] A 2017 study found decreasing
capacity,[63][64] and a 2012 hybrid-EV study found minor benefit.[65]

Another common criticism is related to the overall efficiency of the process. Charging a battery system and
returning that energy from the battery to the grid, which includes "inverting" the DC power back to AC
inevitably incurs some losses. This needs to be factored against potential cost savings, along with increased
emissions if the original source of power is fossil based. This cycle of energy efficiency may be compared
with the 70–80% efficiency of large-scale pumped-storage hydroelectricity,[66] which is however limited by
geography, water resources and environment.
Additionally, in order for V2G to work, it must be on a large scale basis. Power companies must be willing
to adopt the technology in order to allow vehicles to give power back to the power grid.[9] With vehicles
giving power back to the grid, the aforementioned "smart-meters" would have to be in place in order to
measure the amount of power being transferred to the grid.[10]

Vehicles
There are several electric vehicles that have been modified or are design to be compatible with V2G.
Hyundai ix35 FCEV from Delft University of Technology is modified with a 10 kW DC V2G output.[14]
Some vehicles that have V2G capability include the REV 300 ACX, the Boulder Electric Vehicle 500 series
and 1000 series trucks, the ACPropulsion T-Zero, E-box and MINI-E, the Nissan Leaf and Nissan e-
NV200.[67] The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a Vehicle To Home system in Japan that is also planned for
roll out in Europe.

See also
Charge control
Charging station
Distributed generation
Electranet
Electric vehicle battery
Electricity meter
Energy demand management
Feed-in tariff
Grid energy storage
Grid-tied electrical system
Load profile
Load balancing (electrical power)
Operating reserve
Peaking power plant
Power outage
RechargeIT
Smart meter
Solid-state battery

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Further reading
Markel, T.; Meintz, A.; Hardy, K.; Chen, B.; Bohn, T.; Smart, J.; Scoffield, D.; Hovsapian, R.;
Saxena, S.; MacDonald, J.; Kiliccote, S.; Kahl, K.; Pratt, R. (2015). "Multi-Lab EV Smart Grid
Integration Requirements Study: Providing Guidance on Technology Development and
Demonstration" (http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy15osti/63963.pdf) (PDF). National Renewable
Energy Laboratory. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
Diehl, Stephen. "Study suggests electric cars could pay their owners back" (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20080225152521/http://www.greenmtn.edu/news/V2G.asp). Green Mountain
College. Archived from the original (http://www.greenmtn.edu/news/V2G.asp) on 2008-02-25.
Kempton, Willett (2005-06-06). Automobiles: Designing the 21st century fleet (https://web.archi
ve.org/web/20060428215549/http://sustainableballard.org/ev2g/pdf/Kempton-V2G-Designing-J
une05.pdf) (PDF). Seattle V2G Technical Symposium, University of Delaware. Archived from
the original (http://www.sustainableballard.org/ev2g/pdf/Kempton-V2G-Designing-June05.pdf)
(PDF) on 2006-04-28.
20kW DC/AC Power Inverter Preliminary Specifications, For Distributed Power Applications (ht
tps://web.archive.org/web/20080303222302/http://www.uqm.com/products/specsheets/Powe
r%20Inverter.html). UQM Technologies, Inc. March 2003. Archived from the original (http://ww
w.uqm.com/products/specsheets/Power%20Inverter.html) on 2008-03-03.
Heather Silyn-Roberts. (2000). Reports, Papers, and Presentations (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20081026120111/http://www.acpropulsion.com/resources/reports.htm). Oxford: Butterworth-
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External links
"Electric Vehicle Grid Integration" (http://www.nrel.gov/transportation/project_ev_grid_integratio
n.html). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

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