Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are portfolios comprising hundreds or thousands of households and businesses that offer the latent potential of their electric vehicles (EVs), smart thermostats, appliances, batteries, solar arrays, and additional energy assets to support the grid. Inform and shape policy development.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment in our two-part blog series on the role of utilities in turning EVs into a grid asset. We set the stage by examining EV adoption trends, the impact of EV charging on the grid, and the risks of unmanaged EV charging. . Estimates call for 22 million EVs on U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

For the vehicle application, Hohm will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Hohm is also intended to help utility companies manage the added demands of electric vehicles on the electric grid.

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Driivz

JANUARY 30, 2023

CPOs and EV service providers ( EVSPs ) can’t afford to have electric vehicle (EV) owners get to an EV charging station only to discover that the charge point is not operational. Similarly, CPOs and EMSPs rely on interoperability across charging networks with EV roaming.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

What Smart Thermostats Augur for EVs Smart home thermostats are popular because of their ability to control heat and cooling remotely, lower energy costs, and are good for the environment. If California cannot afford it, can the other 17 states that have pledged to follow California’s EV lead afford it, either?

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