Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

Grid 150

Grid BMW Las Vegas Charging 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software system, developed by EPRI and Sumitomo Electric Industries. Earlier post.). Auto manufacturers are American Honda Motor Co.;

EPRI 265

EPRI Grid San Diego Sacramento 265

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

A BMW owner, he is a possible future Polestar buyer, which made this a demo ride and reinforced my positive impressions. These should diminish as more and more of the grid uses power from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, and as the manufacturers themselves use green energy—some, including GM, already do.

Volvo 81

Volvo San Francisco Google All-Electric 81

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

It also has Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) capability and soon will have Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) capability. Competitor SUV EVs such as the Audi Q8 e-Tron, BMW iX, Cadillac Lyriq, Tesla Models Y and X, Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and Rivian R1S all either don’t sit as many, have a smaller third row, and/or cost more. Story by John Faulkner.

Kia 88

Kia SUV All-Electric MPH 88