EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

In one-directional charging, alternating current (AC) electricity is converted to direct current (DC) energy that’s stored in an EV battery to power the car. Vehicle to load (V2L) : This is probably the most common type of bidirectional charging available today. As for bidirectional chargers, there are several available.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. The idea of vehicle-to-grid is that you are storing energy at the end of the distribution system, so you can absorb those peaks. BMW was involved with the V2G pilot of the University of Delaware many years ago.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Just as we have become accustomed to plugging in our cell phones everyday, the habit of plugging in your car after returning home could easily become second nature. The only time involved is the few seconds it takes to plug in and later, unplug, your car and possibly press a button.

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