John Gorman

yes, really cool!! We think there are a lot of possibilities - plus the Tesla factory in CA (Motor trend Car of the Year 2013) must be thinking this already. Lots of evidence that this kind of convergence is well on its way - some links I've collected anyway:

http://www.solarnetwork.net/evidence.php

and have you seen this project for Demand Response - some serious potential...

http://open.enernoc.com/

Also: for open source EV components and community, check out:

http://www.tumanako.net/

For an open-source renewable energy management platform:

http://www.solarnetwork.net