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Is your smart charger about to become dumb? Don’t get caught out, says myenergi

My Energi

With thousands of new EVs hitting the roads this month to coincide with the March plate change, myenergi is recommending that drivers choose carefully when it comes to specifying a future-proof home charger, ensuring that it’s WiFi or ethernet-connected to ensure that it doesn’t ‘go dumb’ in the future.

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

As EVs become more mainstream, it is critical that more scrutiny is placed on this channel; as an industry we need to ensure consumers are fully educated and aware of the range of solutions available to them, some of which might have features they prefer or be priced at a level more suited to them. Smart charger installation.

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At home with the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV charger – 30% off for a limited time

Baua Electric

But in reality, if you are on a road trip or you heavily rely on charging outside of your home, those superchargers are not that much cheaper than regular gasoline prices anymore. This makes the type of home charger you have vitally important to make sure you are actually getting strong cost savings when it comes to gas versus EV charging.

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What is Demand Response?

Driivz

Or they may employ time-of-use (TOU) pricing, charging sometimes significantly higher prices for electricity consumed during peak hours, to incentivize customers to defer energy use to off-peak hours. Or they can agree to let the utility control when the charger provides electricity to the EV.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

Electricity Distribution Businesses (EDBs) are facing significant demands for new connections because of decarbonisation. Costs associated with connecting to networks can be prohibitive for investment in public charging (more on that below in Part B.2 EV smart charging could save the New Zealand economy close to $3 billion by 2035.

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Local vs Cloud Control: Which Works Best for Smart EV Charging?

Driivz

Whether you are an EV fleet manager with hundreds of chargers or the owner of a handful of chargers located on your commercial, retail or residential property, smart EV charging allows you to optimize costs and increase charging reliability and stability. These limitations include: Networking issues. Insights and optimization.

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EV Smart Charging Regulations Protect the Grid and Optimize the Charging Experience

Driivz

The overall goal of AFIR is to achieve an adequate, fully interoperable public infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles to enable free travel across the EU while ensuring fair, transparent pricing and payment options. The specific smart charging capabilities called for include: . Adoption of technical standards .