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GM launches Dealer Community Charging Program; > 40,000 charging stations and new smart EV supply equipment

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GM and its dealers, together with local community partners and stakeholders, will help facilitate the installation of up to 40,000 Level 2 chargers at popular destinations and workplaces in the areas that dealers serve. GM’s family of Ultium Chargers will include: An 11.5 kilowatt/48-amp smart charger.

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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The smart charger allows project developers to leverage HOMER Grid's capability to model demand charge reduction in any distributed renewable energy system and apply this to an EV charging station. It prioritizes the use of renewable power and schedules charging to take advantage of grid electricity when it is at its lowest cost.

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What is Demand Response?

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There are many types of Demand Response programs, ranging from direct compensation-based programs for commercial and industrial customers to savings-based programs for consumer and retail customers. EV owners can install smart chargers at home and capture savings through participating in a utility’s Demand Response program for EV charging.

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Australia unveiled its new EV policy

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It said that it will be helping the businesses set up charging stations for fleets and would “co-invest with industry” to install an estimated 50,000 smart chargers in homes. He said the battery-powered cars would not “tow your trailer.”. It’s not going to tow your boat.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. The battery can “tell” the grid how much power is available in its battery.

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

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While it can be as simple as plugging the car into the outlet, you can do much more with a smart charger. Hard-wired to your home’s electric service and equipped with WiFi, the smart charger and its downloadable app you can initiate or turn off a charge, check on charging progress, and monitor energy consumption.

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The Top 7 EV Home Chargers That You Should Consider Buying

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These chargers remove the inconvenience of having to wait at a public station by juicing up your car at home while you are asleep. Public and commercial charging infrastructure companies are struggling to keep up as plug-in electric vehicles become a larger part of the automobile industry. Why do we need home charging stations ?

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