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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? of what the U.S.

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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

Green Car Congress

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy.

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GE and Nissan Get Into Smart Charging

Revenge of the Electric Car

General Electric and Nissan plan to research “smart charging&# technologies for electric vehicles to help consumers take advantage of cheaper electricity rates and keep the power grid stable. smart-grid lab for three years. “Initially the small numbers of electric vehicles will not strain the grid. .

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

Tools for Fleets and Commercial/Industrial Buildings – vertical-specific tools to manage and optimize EV charging for fleets and in commercial/industrial buildings. Installation can be costly, but dramatically speeds at-home EV charging time, depending on the exact charger model and local power grid access.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

The garage studies the integration of the electric vehicle into the power grid system where it either charges or discharges to accommodate the owner’s electricity needs. You have to build power plants to meet the peaks when every single air conditioner is going full blast.&#. “But it is an inefficient system.