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BMW begins Phase 2 of ChargeForward Program with PG&E to study advanced electric vehicle charging; results from Phase 1

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Conducted with PG&E from July 2015 through December 2016, BMW enabled nearly 100 BMW i3 owners located in the San Francisco Bay Area to earn an incentive by offering flexibility in the time by which their vehicle was charged. If a customer does not opt-out, the vehicle charging can be shifted to meet the needs of the energy grid.

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15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

Cars That Think

Companies release foundation models both to push the state-of-the-art forward and to give developers a foundation on which to build products and services. The report notes that the variance between models is due to factors including model size, data center energy efficiency, and the carbon intensity of energy grids.