Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2015
The BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have launched an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
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.
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).
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 10, 2015
The rise of modern electric cars has brought concerns that their cumulative charging needs could have an increasing impact on electric power grids. While most studies and utility executives discount much of this fear, BMW.
Cars That Think
JUNE 23, 2023
O’Dowd: I was in a [Tesla] car, as a passenger, testing on a country road, and a BMW approached. But now they are in San Francisco, a very difficult city with all kinds of crazy intersections. The power grid is important, maybe the most important, but it’s difficult to prove to people it’s vulnerable.
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