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Study: Jump in electric vehicles may not stress California's power grid

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Electric-car critics have said that more EVs on the road could stress already overburdened electric power grids past the breaking point. Now, a study released this week by a California nonprofit suggests that may not be true.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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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 program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Sunnyvale, California). Bright Silicon Technologies (San Francisco, California). Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California). Marrone Bio Innovations (Davis, California). Santa Clara, California). Convergent Science Inc. Madison, Wisconsin).

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car. ChargeForward.

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Siemens building HVDC transmission system with record capacity of 2,000 MW

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This system, which is being partially funded by the EU, connects the French and Spanish grids between Baixas and Santa Llogaia. At present the two countries’ grids are linked only by low-capacity lines. Power grids will have to be substantially upgraded throughout Europe before more renewable energy can be used, Siemens says.

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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. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore.,