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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

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. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? of what the U.S.

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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

Green Car Congress

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.

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

Tools for Fleets and Commercial/Industrial Buildings – vertical-specific tools to manage and optimize EV charging for fleets and in commercial/industrial buildings. Installation can be costly, but dramatically speeds at-home EV charging time, depending on the exact charger model and local power grid access.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. If you just allow willy-nilly random charging, are we going to have neighborhood blackouts?” February 15, 2010.