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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

2 Smart charging will help make the most of New Zealand’s existing electricity infrastructure and avoid unnecessary capital investment, by helping manage peak demand. It is critical that measures are taken to support widespread adoption of ‘smart chargers’ in parallel with the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs).

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Further analysis is required to understand this future demand and the scale of response required (in terms of infrastructure, energy, skills, planning etc). There are a range of barriers to investment in public charging that need to be systematically addressed to enable private sector investment to meet future demand.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged EVs

Emporia Energy, which makes an energy management system for homes and small businesses, has launched a new smart Level 2 charger, and plans to offer bidirectional capability soon. Christian: Now you have a Level 2 EV charger that integrates with your system. It is a Level 2, 48-amp smart charger with a 25-foot cable.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

Why Driivz for Smart EV Charging and Smart Energy Management? What is EV Smart Charging? Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver.

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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Design and Development of Bidirectional charger 2. Smart selection of charging pattern. If you connect EV to the grid and you need it fully charged by next-day morning, the smart charger should decide when to flow current to the battery and when to flow from the battery to the grid. Could you give me a few ideas?

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