article thumbnail

1st Vehicle-to-Grid System on NYC Grid Launches

CleanTechnica EVs

The first vehicle-to-grid system on NYC’s electricity grid launched this week. Revel’s rideshare system includes only fully electric cars. The system comes from a collaboration between Revel rideshare, Fermata Energy, and NineDot Energy.

Grid 98
article thumbnail

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. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

Grid 140
article thumbnail

Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls

Electrek

Tesla is trying to help Texas’s electric grid again amid another heat wave with its electric cars until it can with Powerwalls as it lobbies for some rule changes. The post Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls appeared first on Electrek.

Grid 98
article thumbnail

3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. The Coming Takeover of Electric Cars EV adoption is moving quickly. grid produced in 2020.

article thumbnail

Tesla Cybertruck’s Powershare provides up to 30kWh/day

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck’s Powershare bidirectional charging provides up to 30kWh per day. Whether you need to power a construction site, pre-game tailgate, another electric vehicle, or even your home during an outage, your Tesla vehicle with Powershare has you covered,” stated Tesla.

F-150 131
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

Green Car Congress

FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. It specializes in both stationary and mobile fast charging technology, allowing electric car charging to be deployed quickly and widely. Freewire products currently offer Level 2 charging at 7.5

Volvo 230
article thumbnail

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

Cars That Think

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

Grid 93