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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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

Driivz

is evaluating legislation to mandate bidirectional V2G charging capabilities for all EVs and EV charging equipment sold in the state after January 1, 2027. Some are already available via partnerships between automakers, home EV charging manufacturers, and other participants. It has the potential to be a win-win for all.

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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The BioCharger is designed to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste. Then, it converts the residual heat energy into electric energy and stores it in a connected Battery Storage Module. The accompanying charging mechanism allows the stored energy to be used for off-grid EV and machinery charging.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

Green Car Congress

Ideal Power Inc., developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Charged : We’ve been covering your company for several years. What did you tell the folks in Sacramento?

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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