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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Managed EV charging can enable dozens of beneficial features to EV chargers such as access control, payment processing, data reports, demand response eligibility, and more. Here we break down the benefits of managed or “smart” charging to drivers, property owners, utilities, and society at large.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

Green Car Congress

Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership.

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Ford F-150 Lightning seen in NYC sporting its massive power frunk

Teslarati

Just a week after Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning in a very public unveiling event, the all-electric pickup has been spotted in New York City sporting a massive power frunk that could be used for storing impressive amounts of cargo or charging power tools. The frunk is a signature feature of electric vehicles in particular.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

Green Car Congress

The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system. Managed charge.

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Voltage surge and transient suppression in EV chargers – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The surge current drawn during turn-on stores energy in the inductance of the distribution network, and this is released once the motor comes up to speed. Clamping devices automatically reset after a surge event, then, but have to withstand extremely high peak wattages (from the product of their high breakdown voltage and the surge current).

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ECOtality files for Chapter 11; seeking approval to sell all assets

Green Car Congress

EV charging solutions company ECOtality, Inc. The companies have proposed to jointly administer their Chapter 11 cases under the caption In re Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation, dba ECOtality North America, Case No. 2:13-bk-16126-RJH. Nissan was major partner in the EV Project with ECOtality.). Earlier post.)

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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

Green Car Congress

The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices. Event Hubs handles data injections, HDInsight manages large amounts of unstructured data and Azure Machine Learning enables intelligent, scalable systems.