article thumbnail

The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Xcel Energy in Minnesota, for example, has already started to upgrade distribution transformers because of potential residential EV electrical-load issues. This situation is not true universally. As energy expert Chris Nelder noted at a National Academy EV workshop , “vehicle-to-grid is not really a thing, at least not yet.

Grid 118
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. The University of Minnesota and BioCee, Inc. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $4,085,350). Shewanella as an Ideal Platform for Producing Hydrocarbon Biofuels. DOE grant: $9,151,300). Breakthrough High Efficiency Shrouded Wind Turbine.

Energy 231