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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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BMW Group commissions second-life battery storage farm at Leipzig

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The BMW Group officially commissioned BMW Battery Storage Farm Leipzig, which will connect up to 700 BMW i3 high-capacity batteries. There are currently 500 batteries integrated in the storage farm today, because—only four years after the BMW i3 market launch—most battery packs are still in cars on the road.

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

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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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Bosch, BMW and Vattenfall launch Second Life Batteries alliance for reuse of EV batteries

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Bosch is cooperating with BMW and Vattenfall to explore second-life applications for EV batteries. BMW and Vattenfall has announced the start of a research project on such second-life uses in 2013. The energy will be fed into the energy balancing market to balance out short-term fluctuations in the power grid.

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Momentum Dynamics CEO: 25kW wireless charging will be the norm in 5 years

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Momentum Dynamics is developing high-power inductive (wireless) chargers for electric vehicles. Most PEV models currently on the market charge at 3.3 kW), the Mercedes-Benz B-Class electric drive (10 kW) and the BMW i3 (7.4 Notable exceptions are Tesla (10 kW), the Volkswagen e-Golf (7.2 Data from ChargePoint ).

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CA Energy Commission awards CSE $1.5M for development of standards-based smart EV charging platform; first employment of ISO/IEC 15118

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The result will be the first data platform to employ the international ISO/IEC 15118 standard for flexibly managing vehicle charging with data from the power grid. Under this solicitation, funding was available for: Group 1: Smart and efficient charging for integrating plug-in electric vehicles into the power grid.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

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BMW i3 42 153 27.5 In 2023, with advancements in technology and an expanded market, the cost of solar panels has decreased. On average, the installation cost for a residential solar panel system is around $2 to $3 per watt, but this can vary based on market conditions and installation companies in your region.

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