Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Nissan, working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid services provider, has approved the first bi-directional charger for use with the Nissan LEAF in the US. Bi-directional charging technology means not only charging the Nissan LEAF, but also sending energy stored in the vehicle battery back to the building or the grid.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

As a selected supplier of the NACS coupler, this further validates that Volex continues to be the trusted manufacturing partner of Tesla's charging system technology to the world's leading EV manufacturing companies and suppliers who utilise the NACS EV Charging system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This will include both Chevron’s company-owned stations as well as its independently owned retailer and marketer stations. The Boost Charger plugs into existing low-voltage utility service and delivers high-power charging that typically requires extensive site improvements and grid upgrades. Boost Charger 200.

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APRIL 21, 2022

As the number of EVs grows and especially as larger trucks and buses electrify with larger batteries, there will be opportunities to use those batteries also to support the grid. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rhombus, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Zeem Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2010

SAE International has published the J2836/1 standard: Use Cases for Communication between Plug-In Vehicles and the Utility Grid. The standard establishes use cases for two-way communication between plug-in electric vehicles and the electric power grid, for energy transfer and other applications. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software ( earlier post ). BGE will also evaluate the impact a PHEV fleet has on the company’s carbon footprint.

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MAY 15, 2014

Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. Energy monitoring, management and control tools developed by UC Riverside engineering students to ensure energy grid stability, reliability and efficiency.

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. BP’s venturing business invested $5 million in FreeWire earlier this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke released the draft of an accelerated plan for Smart Grid interoperability. The Smart Grid will employ real-time, two-way digital information and communication technologies in the operation of the nation’s electricity grid. Demand response. Electric storage. Electric transportation.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hubject, an e-mobility specialist founded in 2012 by leading companies in the energy, technology, and automotive industries ( earlier post ), has published the Open Plug&Charge Protocol (OPCP) , the first independent protocol to standardize the Plug&Charge EV ecosystem. Hubject simplifies the charging of electric vehicles.

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MAY 17, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4 In California 1.4

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a system that links homes, plug-in vehicles (hybrids and full EVs), electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. The Toyota Smart Center is one of the company’s smart-grid initiatives.

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MARCH 23, 2010

A group of US and Canadian power grid operators, who manage most of the North American bulk electric grid collectively, studied the effect that plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) would have on the electric power grid. ISO RTO operating regions. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart Grid V2X'

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MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). The goal of the phase-three pilot is to continue to make smart charging more beneficial to the grid and more rewarding for BMW EV drivers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Con Edison has begun using the batteries on five Lion Electric electric school buses to provide power to its customers, marking the first time in New York State that electricity has flowed from buses into a utility’s grid. The buses plug into a charger when the demand for power is low. The five buses can each discharge 10 kilowatts.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As a flexible fast charger, it requires no civil engineering work or adjustments to the grid connection and can charge two electric vehicles simultaneously with up to 150 kW. Drive Booster doesn’t need to draw its power directly from the grid but rather has its own integrated battery storage system. With the Booster, E.ON

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

When work is being done off the grid in remote locations, it can be hard to keep construction equipment fueled up – regardless of whether that fuel is liquid or electric. There’s a saying in the construction business that goes, “you might be working for the power company, but that doesn’t mean you have power.” Enter: the BioCharger.

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EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?

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APRIL 12, 2022

So, too, are enrollments in the company’s managed charging program, SmartCharge NY, which offers financial rewards for charging during off-peak hours. Level 2 chargers provide 240 volts, offering up to 20 miles of range for every hour a vehicle is plugged in. Curbside Charging.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate plug-in hybrid work trucks (class 7) that reduce fuel consumption by more than 50% and eliminate fuel consumption during stationary operations. Blue Bird Body Company will receive $4.9 Blue Bird Body Company will receive $4.9 Odyne Systems, LLC will receive $2.9 PacifiCorp will receive $3.9

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Nissan’s new regional office in France will house the largest grid-integrated electric vehicle (EV) system and second-life battery storage unit yet installed in a building, anywhere. The company hopes to extend this innovative battery technology to other major Nissan sites and facilities around the world over the next few years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Smart charging means that electric cars plugged in to ubitricity’s chargers respond to times of high and low demand on the grid, so that it can accommodate the fluctuations created by renewable energy. Around 40% of cars are parked on the street overnight in the UK, meaning an offer such as this is needed to make EVs a reality.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2013

SEAT, a Spanish motor company and member of the Volkswagen Group, has unveiled a plug-in hybrid R&D prototype based on the new Leon hatchback. The plug-in hybrid combines a 120 hp (90 kw) 1.4 Via a Lear 20 kW on-board charger, the Leon Verde also allows for two-way connection to the grid, allowing it to feed in electricity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

California’s grid is facing an era of rapid change. California currently has about 369,000 plug-in electric passenger vehicles (PEVs). Framework of Electric Mobility - Infrastructure - Charging - Grid Nexus. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10. Electric Vehicles. In order to reach Gov.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of GM, is inviting utilities, energy companies and tech firms to develop Smart Grid solutions using a set of proprietary OnStar application programming (APIs). The Smart Grid set of APIs is among the first to be offered outside of the company. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The company continues to integrate the Proton Motor technology in its HY2 energy systems. HY2 uses an innovative metal hydride storage solution to provide IT back-up systems, off-grid power generation and plug-in electric car charging station support.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Other partner companies such as Sony, Whirlpool, Oncor and Intel provided Mueller residents with forward-looking smart grid and clean energy products and services. OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s

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MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The project is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd.,

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

One type of company that is set to reap the rewards of the country’s transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is parking management companies. Where some EV charging companies only design hardware or network, Blink provides both. You reap all the rewards from running your own network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle’s battery state.

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APRIL 9, 2013

a company that develops semiconductor components and advanced circuits for the management of battery systems used for grid storage and EVs, has introduced the SFP100, a high-precision current sensing IC, that extends by at least an order of magnitude the range of accurate measurements of current through a resistive shunt.

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