DETROIT – Mark Little, Senior Vice President & Director of GE Global Research, predicts big advances in EV technologies and in the ability to distribute power to and from vehicles and the grid.
The shift to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids heralds a major change for automotive technologies, one that will ripple out to many fields. One of the foremost is the electrical grid that will power these electrified vehicles while also drawing power from a car?s battery pack during peak usage periods.
Electrified vehicles will significantly alter the demand for fuel while also reducing the cost of operating a car. Chevrolet Volt users can recharge battery packs for just a few cents, saving substantial amounts and spending little on fuel.
?The median Volt driver does 66 percent of all driving is on electric power,? said Michael J. Bly, Executive Director, Group Global Functional Leader for Global Electrical Systems, Infotainment & Electrification at General Motors. ?Drivers are getting 900 to 1000 mi on a 9-gal gas tank.?
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