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

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Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Program participation.

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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. The study has two parts: a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners and a Battery 2nd Life energy storage system.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Concurrent Technologies Corporation will receive $2 million to share costs in a US Department of Defense vehicle-to-grid demonstration project at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the western Mojave Desert region that includes parts of Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo counties. CALSTART, Inc.,

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

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We just had one that happened in Germany and [another] in the San Francisco Bay area. Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid. By 2015, it became apparent to us that the electrification of transportation would explode. It’s a must.