Plug-in electric vehicles are in the first phase of their road tests and are about to hit the roads by 2010. In this scenario, debates were on at the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Smart Garage Workshop on its first day on the subject whether it would be wiser to use the much advantageous and eco-friendly V2G PHEVs to power the grid. A wide range of opinions have been expressed on this. While the participants of the workshop support the suggestion, it sure looks like a possibility that is a decade away.

Mujeeb Ijaz, Director of Automotive Applications engineering at A123 Systems says that the V2G plug-in hybrids will attract customers because of their ability to store and discharge power and help them reduce their electricity bills, and the batteries wouldn’t reduce the performance on being used daily. Further, he agrees that the battery’s chemistry wouldn’t support it for fast charging and hence makes them unavailable for long distance travel.

Automobile industry insiders totally contradict this suggestion and say that they wouldn’t support the use of these batteries for domestic power this soon as it could kill the blossoming electric vehicles. They are still hesitant about the strength and security of the battery and wish to wait till the technology improves them further. How logical it really is to charge up from the grid and then use same energy to power your home is anyone’s guess.

Via AutoBlogGreen