This is Sea Talk:
ocean news from the University of
Delaware. Between gas,
maintenance and repairs, you probably
spend a lot on your vehicle.
Wouldn't it be nice if your car paid
you back?
It could happen in the near future,
thanks to technology being developed at
the University of Delaware.
Researchers there are working on
technology that uses electric cars
to stabilize our region's electrical
distribution system
or power grid. When a car is parked and
plugged in
a control signal causes the car to
either charge
or discharge its battery depending on
the needs of the power grid.
Local utility companies pay for that
stabilization service.
This lets the car owner make money while
reducing air pollution at the same time.
This is Sea Talk: a public service
announcement from the University of
Delaware
the Delaware Sea Grant College Program
and this station.
