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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. Utility companies are prioritizing their shareholders over the public’s need for cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

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Renault shows the future of bidirectional charging

My Energi

While vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is by no means an exclusive addition the impressive new model, harnessing AC format is certainly a different approach to most solutions on the market. Of course, there are already a few DC V2G solutions, but they have their limitations.

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5 Great Reasons Why Solar Installers Are Choosing To Add EV Charging

EV Connect

Alternative and renewable forms of energy help push the power industry toward a cleaner, more sustainable future. The Solar EV Charging Process First, solar panels turn photovoltaic cells into DC power. For most applications, this DC power will then be converted into AC power to be stored in a power bank or utilized immediately.

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Nikola inaugurates first HYLA modular hydrogen refueling station in Ontario, CA

Baua Electric

Nikola sells both of these, but the problem with hydrogen is that the electrical grid is already built out, and there’s relative ease to add new chargers, whereas hydrogen fueling stations are a more involved effort. For a zero emission truck, you’ve got basically two choices: batteries, or hydrogen fuel cells.

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

MyEVOnline

After you connect your car’s battery to a DC rapid charging station, AC or alternating current from the grid is converted and stored inside the vehicle in the form of DC or direct current. For this purpose, you either have an AC-DC converter inside the EV or a built-in converter inside the charger.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

The general principle for bidirectional charging is EVs can either feed power from a charged vehicle back into the house (vehicle-to-home or V2H) or interact with the electric grid itself (vehicle-to-grid or V2G). In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

Green Car Congress

In the study’s future 2018 grid scenarios that account for predicted coal plant retirements, PEVs would produce air emissions damages comparable to or slightly lower than HEVs. Life cycle emissions by pollutant and life cycle stage for each vehicle type in the recent (a) and future (b) PJM grid. Source: Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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