Ford Developing Smart Charging System with Help From DOE and Utility Companies - All Cars Electric: "Next year Ford will launch the BEV Transit Connect followed shortly thereafter by the Focus EV and a PHEV by 2012. With electric vehicles in the lineup, the company has been working on its own recharging system that is designed to talk with the nation's electrical grid.
The system was developed with the help of 10 utility companies, 2 research firms and the DOE. The system will soon see use on the test fleet of plug-in Ford Escape that have been on the roads for some time now.
According to Ford, the system allow the driver to program various settings such as when to recharge the vehicle, the length of time to recharge for, and enter in the local rate for recharging. The driver could program to charge the vehicle during off peak, low demand times only. This could save the driver a significant amount on electrical costs throughout the year."
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