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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Rolls-Royce successfully tests mtu 250 kW fuel cell demo system for blackout case and peak power

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce’s tests of its first mtu fuel cell demonstrator have shown that the system can provide uninterruptible power in the event of a blackout. It is black-start capable, meaning it can be started without being connected to a power grid. This project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

Green Car Congress

The battery of an Audi e-tron could supply a single-family home with energy for around one week independently. The high-voltage battery of the electric car not only is charged via the wall box at home but can also supply energy back to the house as a decentralized storage medium.

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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Renewable energies, energy storage and e-mobility play a central role in achieving climate protection targets. It introduces innovative charging solutions, battery concepts and business models for sustainable e-mobility. Power2Drive highlights the significance of electric cars for the energy mix and transport of the future.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! Volkswagen itself developed all of the components, including the battery. Battery pack. Li-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery fitted in the e-up!

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Please see press release “Successful GSPI Electric Car Demonstration Covered by Media&# ( [link] ) dated April 9, 2009, and “Green Star Kentucky Electric Car Demonstration Covered by News Media&# ( [link] 09-04-16b.html ) dated April 16, 2009, for media coverage of the demonstration events. billion to electric vehicle development.

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