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

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market. BMW i 360° Electric.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. Private and fleet EV drivers want to charge anywhere – at the driver’s home, including multi-dwelling units like apartments and condos, workplace, depot, on the road, at a retail host – at any time. Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL goes into preproduction; fuel-cell/battery plug-in hybrid powertrain

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The powerful storage battery is space-savingly installed in the rear of the SUV. kW on-board chargers, it can be conveniently charged from a standard household power socket, a wallbox or a public charging station. Market-specific sales concepts, including a rental model, are being evaluated at present.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Obviously, with replaceable battery packs, they can both be charged at the optimal time and always be hanging around to serve as valuable electrical power storage for the grid.