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New study finds EV owners are very satisfied with home charging – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Respondents included 15,617 owners of 2018-2024 model year BEVs and PHEVs. Of course, using bidirectional charging for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications requires the participation of the local electrical utility, and J.D. Some 84% of respondents who charge at home use a Level 2 charger (portable or hard-wired).

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

In addition, other use cases/technologies are also under consideration including destination charging at California state parks to increase access to L2s, and, for higher power DC charging applications, targeted battery storage to manage peak demand, ease grid loads, etc. Green City.

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

We need to go all out in building charging infrastructure and developing the workforce required to install and maintain it.” Martinson first became involved with American Resilience Project in 2018, not long after he completed the ASU executive master program. “My My first sustainability professor, Dr. Paul Hirt, became a close friend.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. Kansas City Power & Light.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Servant leadership; I thrive when working to advance a cause or mission About Zach: Zach currently drives a Pacific Hybrid PHEV. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018). Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

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

Charged EVs

Once an EV can double as a stationary storage device, it will take its place as part of an energy ecosystem that includes rooftop solar and energy management—and could even become a source of revenue for owners and a valuable grid-balancing resource for utilities. Then I founded and sold a couple of different companies.

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