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What is EV Smart Charging?

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McKinsey Research shows that unmanaged, load-increases from EV-charging-power-demand may eventually push local transformers beyond their capacity, requiring expensive infrastructure upgrades. EV smart charging ensures the safe delivery of power to EVs without compromising on delivering electricity to offices, campuses and homes.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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What is EV Smart Charging? What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? How do EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management Work? What EV Drivers Want from Smart Charging? Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).

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

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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. Balancing the load with managed smart EV charging. Leveraging EVs as grid assets.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

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Hohm is also intended to help utility companies manage the added demands of electric vehicles on the electric grid. There is certainly data that exists around pricing information. It will be our intent to give some level of a solution, regardless of where you live and regardless of the utility level of participation. —Ed Pleet.

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How Businesses and Building Owners Can Save on Energy Costs with Smart EV Charging and Energy Management

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Building owners can work with a charge point operator or EV service provider to install and manage the EV chargers. Or owners can install, own, and operate the chargers — and maintain control over the driver experience, pricing, revenue, and profits. Time of use pricing and peak load penalties.

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What is Decarbonization?

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Given the growth in transportation and demand for passenger cars, the per-vehicle decarbonization targets will need to be even larger. BEVs fueled on today’s average grid electricity are 105-124 g CO2/km. BEVs fueled by a fully renewable grid go down to 41 g CO2/km. The number of electric cars sold doubled in 2021 to 6.6

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Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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Rapid growth in EV adoption, bolstered by government initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions, has created an immediate need to build EV charging infrastructure to support the growin g demand for EV charging. Mere presence of public chargers does not, however, guarantee that you will be able to charge up your car.