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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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Now entering its third phase, ChargeForward originally launched in 2015 to test the ability of EVs to support the electric grid and provide benefits to customers through vehicle-grid-integration applications that enable smart charging and demand response.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

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California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. How do you increase grid reliability, and how do you manage the peak hours? We hear a lot about vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building, but what’s the application for vehicle-to-vehicle charging? And that’s with a handful of vehicles.

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

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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. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries.

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Eos Energy Storage introduces grid-scale battery system at $160/kWh

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The Aurora product employs Eos’s patented Znyth battery technology that uses a safe aqueous electrolyte and a novel zinc-hybrid cathode to enable extremely low-cost electricity storage and long life. With a 30-year life, Eos is can provide peak electricity at a levelized cost of $0.12-0.17 Source: EOS. Click to enlarge.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion above the FY 2015 Enacted level, sustains DOE’s role as the largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and develops and operates advanced scientific user facilities at the National Laboratories to maintain the nation’s primacy in science and innovation.

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Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. How do you increase grid reliability, and how do you manage the peak hours? We hear a lot about vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building, but what’s the application for vehicle-to-vehicle charging? And that’s with a handful of vehicles.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. How do you increase grid reliability, and how do you manage the peak hours? We hear a lot about vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building, but what’s the application for vehicle-to-vehicle charging? And that’s with a handful of vehicles.