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Yesterday Google.org (related to google.com) launched a new project for a new kind of car.  The smart energy vehicle would plug in to the electric grid and be powered by solar energy.  While plugged into the grid the car would send power it doesn’t need back to the grid, making the owner some money or credit on their bill.  This process is called vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.  You can read more about V2G here. The car would get about 70-100 miles per gallon.

One of Google.org’s core missions is to address climate change.  Transportation in the US contributes to about a third of all of the greenhouse gas emissions.  Right now Google engineers will be running a small fleet of these cars.  They will also add an extra battery for longer drives and possible run the car on biofuel instead of gasoline.

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Yesterday Google.org (related to google.com) launched a new project for a new kind of car.  The smart energy vehicle would plug in to the electric grid and be powered by solar energy.  While plugged into the grid the car would send power it doesn’t need back to the grid, making the owner some money or credit on their bill.  This process is called vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.  You can read more about V2G here. The car would get about 70-100 miles per gallon.

One of Google.org’s core missions is to address climate change.  Transportation in the US contributes to about a third of all of the greenhouse gas emissions.  Right now Google engineers will be running a small fleet of these cars.  They will also add an extra battery for longer drives and possible run the car on biofuel instead of gasoline.

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