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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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This project serves the energy supplier Vattenfall as a power buffer for fast charging stations, aiding by storing solar power and helping to stabilize the electric grid. NextEra will operate them in various industrial sized stationary electricity storage systems. BMW i 360° Electric.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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The program also includes a “second life” for used MINI E batteries, by repurposing these batteries into a stationary solar-powered electric storage system located at the BMW Technology Office in Mountain View, California. Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

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