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

Green Car Congress

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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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

Blink Charging

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

The whole operation could take less than five minutes, pretty much the same amount of time many people spend filling their gas tanks at stations today. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. One of the main drawbacks to charge stations is speed.