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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

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ChargeScape’s platform will give electric utilities access to EV battery energy across a wide pool of EVs. The company's efforts will reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints by utilizing electricity that comes from more readily available renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar.

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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Project engineers and designers have a growing need to respond to increased demand for EV charging stations, as well as a growing awareness that electric vehicles should be charged with affordable, clean energy in order to reduce carbon emissions. It can also solve for systems with the lowest carbon emissions and other factors.

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

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Real trees have a smaller carbon footprint than artificial ones, which can take 10 or more years to “pay” for themselves environmentally. While it can be as simple as plugging the car into the outlet, you can do much more with a smart charger. Smart electricity meters work in a similar way.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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In circumstances when supply is limited and time constraints apply, such as supporting on demand fast and superfast charging in the highway corridor, local solar energy generation and battery storage can fill in shortfalls from the grid. The battery can “tell” the grid how much power is available in its battery.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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Why Driivz for Smart EV Charging and Smart Energy Management? What is EV Smart Charging? Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver.

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EV charging trends for 2023 and the future of electrification

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According to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) , more than 300,000 battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were collectively registered throughout the year – almost four times the number of diesel cars sold. After all, EVs are basically just mobile batteries.

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EV Smart Charging Regulations Protect the Grid and Optimize the Charging Experience

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EV smart charging regulations in the EU , the UK , and the US play a number of roles in the electrification of transportation; from investing in the expansion of EV smart charging infrastructure and battery cell production to funding buyer incentives to help increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road. .