Comments on: U.S. Military Bets $20 Million On 500 Electric Vehicles For EV-To-Grid Initiative

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:45:00 +0000

Agreed. Keeping our eye out for more big stories on this front.

By: Phx Eaa

Phx Eaa — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:37:00 +0000

V2G is the next big thing in Energy. A Vehicle that works with the GRID is storage to balance the need and use of power. Read about it at V2G-101.com All vehicles should have this feature.

By: Altair IV

Altair IV — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:18:00 +0000

The article didn’t say “car”, it said “vehicle”, which includes buses and light trucks as well. And it’s $20m for the program as a whole, not just the vehicles,
so it almost certainly also includes the charging and maintenance systems, as well as administrative costs. So the simple average doesn’t accurately reflect the cost of the individual vehicles. Besides the article already pointed out that the main reason they went with leasing is the ease of replacing them with new models every few years. Motor fleet operators have often preferred leasing to buying for that reason.

By: MrEnergyCzar

MrEnergyCzar — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:59:00 +0000

Well done Tina. Thanks,

MrEnergyCzar

By: Matthew Todd Peffly

Matthew Todd Peffly — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:22:00 +0000

$20m for 500 cars means on average that $40000 per car. If you are will to buy 100 cars (assuming more that one model). You would think that they would get a better deal, buying that many.