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Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of a cyberattack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Jay Johnson, an electrical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, has been studying the varied vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the past four years.

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Cal Energy Commission awards $1.5M to Berkeley to advance open-source advanced smart charging technology; OpenVBOSS

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million to develop an advanced smart charging technology that maintains plug-in electric vehicle consumer needs while reducing charging loads, to achieve electricity grid benefits. from local utility grid or California Independent System Operator); and data safety/security considerations.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Demonstrate that a direct current linked chargeport for charging of EVs can mitigate variable renewable generation.

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Report on electric vehicle adoption in india

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Charging Infrastructure Development: FAME supports the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. This includes the establishment of electric vehicle charging stations across key urban and suburban areas to address range anxiety and encourage EV adoption.

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NREL releases interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid applications

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Almost all the tests described in the document are for V2G modes only, the authors emphasized, not for modes in which the vehicle is charging its batteries from the grid. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25 billion mark in 2012 and accelerating to $40.4

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Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

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and SWM are in charge of expanding and maintaining the charging infrastructure in the Munich metropolitan area. and SWM have installed a demand-oriented charging infrastructure—SWM within Munich city limits and E.ON All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies.