Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

Drivers of plug-in electric vehicles have needed to have the right charging card or smartphone app to gain access to public charging stations. With the new smart EQ fortwo/forfour, Daimler now has the first electric vehicle in series production that integrates support for Plug&Charge. Plug&Charge handles the authentication and billing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. —Dieter Gantenbein, leader of the Smart Grid research project at IBM Research – Zurich.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide installed revenues for stationary energy storage systems for the electricity grid will grow at a strong pace in the coming decade, increasing from $1.5 Worldwide installed revenue opportunity by energy storage on the grid (ESG) technology, 2010-2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle’s battery state. Once plugged into a charge post, the Honda Fit EV initiates a charge request via the vehicles telematics system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2009

General Motors further expanded its battery research and development capabilities by opening what it called the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the US on its Technical Center campus in Warren, MI. The Global Battery Systems Lab spans 33,000 sq. 64 test channels (available for individual battery tests).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Action Plan details concrete actions that state agencies are taking to help accelerate the market for plug-in electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles. Plan for and integrate peak vehicle demand for electricity into the state’s energy grid. The Executive Order also directs state government to begin purchasing ZEVs.

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Driivz

MARCH 23, 2022

V2X, meaning vehicle-to-everything, is the overarching term for transferring the electricity stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the grid, buildings, houses, and other energy-consuming destinations. These terms designate the different destinations for the electricity drawn from the connected EV battery.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

When work is being done off the grid in remote locations, it can be hard to keep construction equipment fueled up – regardless of whether that fuel is liquid or electric. The resulting heat is converted into electric energy and stored in a connected Battery Storage Module, or BSM. Enter: the BioCharger.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In an effort to further understand and expand the possibilities of smart charging for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), BMW of North America announced a second phase of its BMW ChargeForward program. Earlier post.) BMW was the first to showcase this technology in a real-world application.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Source: neon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

The electricity fueling EVs in California comes from one of the cleanest energy mixes in the country—nearly 70% of the electricity PG&E delivers to customers is from greenhouse gas-free resources. One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

Toyota will continue to pursue a variety of options, based on a multi-pathway solutions, to stay close to the future of energy and the condition of each region. We will strengthen sales of hybrid electric vehicles, including in emerging markets, and increase the number of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle options. Car manufacturing.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One question we are hearing with greater frequency is how smoothly can the electricity grid accommodate the growing number of electric vehicles. This promotes grid resilience using low-demand hours for EV charging power. Bidirectional Chargers Traditional EV chargers supply energy in one direction from the power supply to your vehicle.

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Driivz

MAY 31, 2022

What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? How do EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management Work? Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. What is the Flexibility Market for Energy? . Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Why Driivz for Smart EV Charging and Smart Energy Management?

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EV Smart Charging Energy Grid 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A globally integrated standard is to ensure that customers always have direct and easy access to the energy grid, independent of vehicle brand and supplier of electric energy. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Vehicle Systems. Earlier post.). An extension for direct current (DC) is currently being developed.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Well take a look at these three different energy resupply methods and outline some of their strengths as well as weaknesses. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video.

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