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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. The ISO 15118-20 standard enables bidirectional communication between the charging station and the vehicle, and with OCPP 2.0.1 , permission is granted to go through the DC port.

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School Transport Goes Electric

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Would it be affordable? The Solution After finalizing the decision to transition its fleet to all-electric, SSD staff applied for and secured additional funding through EV grant programs, which helped offset a considerable portion of the upfront costs. Was going all-electric an option for a smaller school district like Sunnyvale?

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 will be available toordinary motorists to encourage them to buy electric or otherultra-low-carbon cars. The grants will not be available until 2011 and the detail of how they will beallocated and which cars will qualify has still to be worked out.