MikeBoxwell
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Here in the UK, I've been able to get hold of a real-time datafeed from the national grid to show the utilisation of power across the country and the source of the power. This has allowed me to put together a web page that shows people whether or not it is now a good time to plug your electric car in to charge it up. It also shows what your likely CO2 figures will be for each kilometer of driving (1km = 0.6 miles), which is then compared to gasoline vehicles.
Here's the web page so people know what I'm talking about:
http://www.owningelectriccar.com/national-grid-electric.html
The carbon footprint figures really do change quite considerably throughout the day. In the middle of the night, the figure can be as low as 290-330g/km whilst in the middle of the day it can be as high as 600g/km.
The next stage is to connect this to an internet-enabled power socket so that the electric cars power supply could be switched on and off automatically based on the grid utilisation, the carbon footprint of the energy supplied and when the car needs to be fully charged by.
I would dearly love to be able to do a US state-by-state version of this page, obviously showing the figures in miles and gallons, pounds and ounces rather than our ikky European measurements . Does anyone know if the raw data is available anywhere?
Here's the web page so people know what I'm talking about:
http://www.owningelectriccar.com/national-grid-electric.html
The carbon footprint figures really do change quite considerably throughout the day. In the middle of the night, the figure can be as low as 290-330g/km whilst in the middle of the day it can be as high as 600g/km.
The next stage is to connect this to an internet-enabled power socket so that the electric cars power supply could be switched on and off automatically based on the grid utilisation, the carbon footprint of the energy supplied and when the car needs to be fully charged by.
I would dearly love to be able to do a US state-by-state version of this page, obviously showing the figures in miles and gallons, pounds and ounces rather than our ikky European measurements . Does anyone know if the raw data is available anywhere?