GM OnStar app, only available to some Volt owners, spells out charging cost and has potential to tie into home automation system.
by M. LaMonica
"Every plug-in vehicle owner knows it’s cheaper to drive on electricity than gasoline. But how much electric driving actually costs is tough to ascertain from a monthly bill.
General Motors has developed a smart phone app designed to tell Chevy Volt drivers exactly how much car charging costs on a daily, monthly or yearly basis.
The EcoHub app is only available to people in the Pecan Street development, a community funded by federal research to explore how different clean-energy technologies can be integrated. But the company intends to make it available to other Volt drivers over time. And the app shows some of the potential of tying cars into the electricity grid."
Complete Article:
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429517/app-tallies-cost-of-electric-driving/
by M. LaMonica
"Every plug-in vehicle owner knows it’s cheaper to drive on electricity than gasoline. But how much electric driving actually costs is tough to ascertain from a monthly bill.
General Motors has developed a smart phone app designed to tell Chevy Volt drivers exactly how much car charging costs on a daily, monthly or yearly basis.
The EcoHub app is only available to people in the Pecan Street development, a community funded by federal research to explore how different clean-energy technologies can be integrated. But the company intends to make it available to other Volt drivers over time. And the app shows some of the potential of tying cars into the electricity grid."
Complete Article:
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429517/app-tallies-cost-of-electric-driving/
