The Grid, Our Cars and the Net: One Idea to Link Them All
On ZipCar found Robin Chase’s big ideas about rebuilding the electrical grid and the role cars could play in that. Something about a smart grid and mesh networks that makes a lot more sense when you actually read the article.
There’s broad consensus that our electrical system should do more than carry electricity. It should carry information. That would allow a more intelligent, and efficient, use of power… We ask for electricity and the grid provides it, no questions asked. A smart grid asks questions and answers them. It makes the meter on your wall a sensor that links you to a network that knows how much power you’re using, when you’re using it and how to reduce your energy needs – and costs.
Let’s do it!
