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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

Green Car Congress

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

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Vietnamese automaker VinFast will have two SUVs available in 2023; the VF 8 and VF 9, and these will join electric SUV offerings from new brands like Polestar and established brands like Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Hyundai, GMC Hummer, Chevrolet, and BMW. If you are in the market for an all-electric SUV, 2023 is your year!

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow). gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9