Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

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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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 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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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Compared to Starlink’s sky-cluttering swarms of tiny satellites, San Francisco–based Astranis’s plans may seem old school. Modular Nuclear Power is Nucleating Korean manufacturer Doosan is set to start producing components of what could be the world’s first modular nuclear power plant, in late 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

However, technical challenges with regard to battery performance due to charge and discharge cycles need further investigation and remediation.” Smart Grid System Report Annex A. Recovery Act Awards for Smart Grid Demonstration Projects. Zenergy Power Inc. American Superconductor Corporation.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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.,

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