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The biggest barrier to EV charging you’ve never heard of

Green Energy Consumers

This fall, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is considering proposals from National Grid, Eversource, and Unitil that could make it more economical to operate DC fast charging stations. The proposals could be a big step forward in expanding much-needed charging infrastructure in the Bay State.

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

Driivz

Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. That is one way to balance the load on the grid.

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A Driver-Centric Approach Is Essential to Broad Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Adoption

Driivz

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, part of smart energy management , will help stabilize that demand – if we make V2G easy, convenient, and profitable for drivers to use. V2G returns the energy stored in EV batteries to the grid. Convincing EV owners to give back to the grid will take more than a vision of making the world better.

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Tesla is quietly building another virtual power plant in Japan

Teslarati

In a recent blog post, Tesla Japan shared some insights about its virtual power plant (VPP) in Miyakojima, located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Similar to other VPPs that Tesla has set up , the Powerwall batteries installed in the Miyakojima VPP could provide backup power to the grid when needed. What could be better than that?”

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

Cars That Think

It holds networking events, provides educational resources, and publishes career-related articles on its blog. The representatives presented technological solutions related to off-grid energy they are developing and discussed how government policies could impact the technologies’ implementation.

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Formula One Rejects Andretti-Cadillac Bid

The Truth About Cars

Andretti-Cadillac's bid to join the Formula One grid has been officially rejected, confusing plenty of people that thought the team had a good chance of being the first American entrant since Haas. But F1 presumably liked the idea of getting the American company on board. They presumably did not want the added competition.

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What to note about EV charger installation?

Setec Powerr

In this blog, we’ll cover the basics of EV charger installation so you can start charging your electric car immediately. They start at about 300 and require hiring an electrician and possibly upgrading your home grid. Or it’s a good idea to use your free time as a public charging point and charge for it.