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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

Green Car Congress

Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the US and Canada, ChargeScape will unlock entirely new value that EVs can provide to the electric grid, while enabling EV customers to earn financial benefits through a variety of managed charging and energy-sharing services.

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

Driivz

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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Day or Night: When is the Best Time to Charge Your EV?

Blink Charging

The time it takes to completely charge your battery depends on the capacity of the battery, how full/empty it is when you plug it in, the type of charger you are using, and whether you are using your own personal charger or a public one. The alternative is to use a “smartcharger like our HQ 200. until 11:00 p.m.

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

Driivz

As the TV commercials like to remind us, ‘this the season for giving a new car to that special person in your life’. While it can be as simple as plugging the car into the outlet, you can do much more with a smart charger. Smart electricity meters work in a similar way. EV sales are projected to reach 5.6

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Beyond Basics: What Growth-Oriented Providers Should Look for In EV Charging Management Software

Driivz

EV smart charging and energy management This capability uses data and algorithms to determine when and how an EV plugged into a smart charger will receive power. International operators will also need support for multiple currencies and tariffs. and ISO 15118.20.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). What are the Benefits of Smart EV Charging? Why Driivz for Smart EV Charging and Smart Energy Management? What is EV Smart Charging? What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? Smart energy management adds another dimension to EV smart charging.

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

MyEVOnline

After you connect your car’s battery to a DC rapid charging station, AC or alternating current from the grid is converted and stored inside the vehicle in the form of DC or direct current. For this purpose, you either have an AC-DC converter inside the EV or a built-in converter inside the charger.

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