<mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: However there is also the possibility that a parked vehicle that already had > fully charged batteries could return some power if the voltage dropped > below a > certain level.
I see. They have arrangements like that for people with rooftop PV electricity. I think the equipment is expensive. It would not be practical until millions of plug-in cars are in use. > >I can't imagine what kind of abuse there could be. > > Suppose that someone who doesn't like you decides to tell the power company > computer to tell your car to stop charging, so that come morning, when you > are > about to drive away, you discover that you have a flat battery. > In my wildest imagination I cannot imagine the power company doing that. I am pretty sure you could sue them up the wazzoo. I am also pretty sure that a person driving a fully electric car has to pay close attention to the battery level, so you would notice, and this nefarious plan would fail. With a plug-in hybrid this would not work. You would spend a dollar extra on gasoline. > Suppose that this happens regularly to people that someone in government > considers to be "trouble makers". > The power company is not the government. And the government does not do things like that. It does not want to draw attention to itself. >Anyway, if they want to > >give me a reduced rate in return for this, I would be pleased. > > That's a decision that each car owner should be able to make for > themselves. > That's how it works. You have to sign up for these things. They do not give you the price break without a contract. Georgia Power doesn't, anyway. - Jed
