This book defines and charts the barriers and future of vehicle-to-grid
technology: a technology that could dramatically reduce emissions,
create revenue, and accelerate the adoption of battery electric cars.
This technology connects the electric power grid and the transportation
system in ways that will enable electric vehicles to store renewable
energy and offer valuable services to the electricity grid and its
markets. To understand the complex features of this emergent technology,
the authors explore the current status and prospect of vehicle-to-grid,
and detail the sociotechnical barriers that may impede its fruitful
deployment. The book concludes with a policy roadmap to advise
decision-makers on how to optimally implement vehicle-to-grid and
capture its benefits to society while attempting to avoid the
impediments discussed earlier in the book.