Ford and Microsoft have come up with an online application that lets plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) owners know the best time to recharge their cars. The app, Microsoft's Hohm, is intended to get owners in the habit of recharging at night when power demand and costs are lower, and it will make PHEVs more practical, recharging cheaper and integration with the electric grid smarter, officials from the two companies said. Ford's Focus Electric (pictured below) will be the first equipped with Hohm.
Quick Take: A decade after it was originally promised, Microsoft's in-vehicle software is finally working the way it should. Let's hope their EV charging software doesn't suffer the same kind of delays. .
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