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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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New report reveals that electric vehicle batteries can provide significant economic value for drivers and the electricity grid

Plug N Drive

On July 16, 2020, Plug’n Drive published a new report that demonstrates the economic value that electric vehicle (EV) batteries can provide to drivers and to Ontario’s electricity sector. Electric vehicles are not just cars,” said Marc Brouillette, Principal Consultant for Strategic Policy Economics. FULL REPORT.

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ICCT study assesses infrastructure needed to support near term deployment of zero-emission Class 4-8 vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

Utilities and their regulators can match the readiness of fleets to deploy electric trucks with workable, commonsense plans to maximize the use of existing grid distribution capacity and plan for growth to meet future needs. Now is the time for electric utilities to step up and deliver the power freight trucks need.

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UK publishes EV smart charging plan

Green Car Congress

The UK Government has published an Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan. We want to make smart charging an easier choice for drivers of electric vehicles, whether that is charging on the driveway, at the workplace, or parked on the street. —Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart.

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California Energy Commission adopts goal to make more electricity available through smarter use of existing resources

Green Car Congress

Required by Senate Bill 846 (Dodd, 2022), the load shifting or load flexibility goal refers to a suite of efforts that offer incentives to customers to shift their electricity use (load) to times of the day when it’s cheapest and cleanest.

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Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

Green Car Congress

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. Through the NHEC application, TER forecasts electricity pricing one day in advance.

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California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

Green Car Congress

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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