The Implications of More PEVs on the Road  With funding and support from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber- Physical Systems Program, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are working on solutions to ease the burden on the nation’s power grid brought on by an increase in the popularity of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The team is focusing on problems that might arise for PEV owners as well as for commercial charging station owners, power companies and power distributors. “Electrification of the transportation market offers revenue growth for utility companies and automobile manufacturers, lower operational costs for consumers and benefits to...