PLUG IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

PEV - motor vehicle with rechargeable battery packs that can be charged from the electric grid

Plug-in electric vehicles grid enabled vehicles (GEV)

PLUG IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

GEV or GRID ENABLED VEHICLE that is fully or partially powered by the ELECTRIC GRID

 Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V)Bidirectional flow of power

enabling EVs to charge from the grid

& discharge back to the grid. V1G one-way power flow

V2G version of battery-to-grid power applied to vehicles.

3 versions are:• HYBRID OR FUEL CELL VEHICLE

• BATTERY-POWERED OR PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE

• SOLAR VEHICLE

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ADVANTAGES:

Lower operating and maintenance costs

Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissionsLess dependence on imported oilVehicle-to-grid

DISADVANTAGES:Cost of batteries and cost of ownership

Availability of recharging infrastructure

Potential overload of the electrical gridRisks of battery fire

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ByI.SUMITHRA