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Green Car Reports
JULY 2, 2018
Utilities are racing to expand battery storage on the electrical grid. The latest example is Pacific Gas and Electric Co., which submitted a request Friday to the California Public Utilities Commission to build and install four large banks of lithium-ion battery storage, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Baua Electric
MAY 15, 2024
Photo: Zum An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Modern student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2021
Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Sunnyvale, California). Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Santa Clara, California).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2015
The BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have launched an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Back in the 1800s, electricity distribution was a short-range business, driven by nearby DC generators. Folsom Powerhouse , in California, became the first facility to send high-voltage alternating current over long-distance transmission lines. LET THERE BE ELECTRICITY. General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.—were
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car. BMW i 360° Electric.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2015
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.
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