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IEEE, American Center for Mobility to collaborate on technical standards for connected and autonomous vehicles

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IEEE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) ( earlier post ), a global center for testing and validation, product development, education and standards work for connected and autonomous vehicles and other technologies.

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Porsche demos grid balancing capability of group of Taycan EVs with cloud-based pooling system

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A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. —Dr Rainer Pflaum, CFO TransnetBW.

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California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

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The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to assess the current market environment and regulatory policies for connecting new energy storage technology to the state’s power grid.

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GE Energy launches fully networked Wattstation and Wattstation Connect software; pay by smartphone

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GE’s WattStation Connect for mobile device users. GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. WattStation Connect provides owners a user-friendly method to manage, monitor and maintain their EV charging ecosystem network.

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What makes maintaining electric vehicle charging stations more difficult than gas stations?

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Electric vehicles are gaining popularity as people become increasingly concerned about the environment and rising fuel costs. percent of connectors were not working correctly due to problems with network connectivity, broken plugs, unresponsive screens, and faulty payment systems. A total of 22.7

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Policy Options for Expanding and Modernizing the US Power Grid

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Our most abundant renewable energy resources are concentrated in remote regions that are often not linked, or only weakly connected, to the existing transmission network. However, “ while the vision of a smart grid is appealing, policymakers should understand the costs and hurdles of large-scale, smart grid deployment ,” he says.

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Porsche uses Taycan “swarm” in successful vehicle-to-grid test

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Using a “swarm” of five Porsche Taycans and Porsche’s Home Energy Manager (HEM), the vehicles were connected to the power grid as buffers. This test was performed both in laboratory conditions and in domestic environments. .

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