Comments on: Opening up the plug-in hybrid discussion in Canada http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Anonymous Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/#comment-676 Ontario's electric distribution companies are working dilgently along with the government to roll out smart meters and time of use pricing over the next few years. This new technology will enable this and other new developments in the home to use electricity off-peak, require the building of less new generation and make better use of the transmission and distribution systems. Currently, Ontario is a world leader in the deployment of this time-of-use smart metering technology with California following close behind. Ontario’s electric distribution companies are working dilgently along with the government to roll out smart meters and time of use pricing over the next few years.

This new technology will enable this and other new developments in the home to use electricity off-peak, require the building of less new generation and make better use of the transmission and distribution systems.

Currently, Ontario is a world leader in the deployment of this time-of-use smart metering technology with California following close behind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Anonymous Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:11:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/#comment-674 <a href="http://www.hymotion.com/products.htm" rel="nofollow"></a> The modular plugin exists. This was recently released by Toronto's on HYMOTION. Tyler - what is your take on this company and its offerings?

The modular plugin exists. This was recently released by Toronto’s on HYMOTION.

Tyler – what is your take on this company and its offerings?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Anonymous Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:06:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/#comment-677 Great article. Kudos to Mike Angemeer and Steve Lapp for taking some action on plug in/rechargeable hybrids in Canada. If my current hybrid lasts long enough - it is a 2001 Honda Insight with 233,000 km, and original batteries - I will wait for a plug in hybrid. Only walking or biking is better than driving on wind and hydro from Bullfrog Power. Great article. Kudos to Mike Angemeer and Steve Lapp for taking some action on plug in/rechargeable hybrids in Canada. If my current hybrid lasts long enough – it is a 2001 Honda Insight with 233,000 km, and original batteries – I will wait for a plug in hybrid. Only walking or biking is better than driving on wind and hydro from Bullfrog Power.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Anonymous Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/#comment-675 What plugins really need is time-of-day pricing, and communications, so that they can charge when prices are lowest. What plugins really need is time-of-day pricing, and communications, so that they can charge when prices are lowest.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Anonymous Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/04/opening-up-the-plug-in-hybrid-discussion-in-canada/#comment-673 Thanks Tyler for another great article. I hope, as Ricardo Bazzarella speculates, the price of a plug-in retrofit would more than half in an year. Automakers have balked at the current price of making a plug-in hybrid. Why not make it a modular extra? If a customer doesn't want it, the customer won't buy it. They might be surprised at how much interest there is for it, even at US $8000 or so. That's to say, they might be surprised at how far off their perceptions are. Home chargers with timers on them to allow for off peak charging would be nice too. Thanks Tyler for another great article. I hope, as Ricardo Bazzarella speculates, the price of a plug-in retrofit would more than half in an year.
Automakers have balked at the current price of making a plug-in hybrid. Why not make it a modular extra? If a customer doesn’t want it, the customer won’t buy it. They might be surprised at how much interest there is for it, even at US $8000 or so. That’s to say, they might be surprised at how far off their perceptions are.
Home chargers with timers on them to allow for off peak charging would be nice too.

]]>