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Fact or fiction? Will smart charging save you money 

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Fast chargers ace the speed test, charging eight times faster than your standard charger. But smart chargers don´t just walk the walk. They also talk the talk by communicating with your car, home, and electric grid and regulating energy levels into your EV. So, what’s so special about smart chargers, anyway?

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solution is to co-locate renewables and storage with charging infrastructure.

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Charge when it’s cheap with myenergi and Intelligent Octopus Go

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The UK’s original smart charger just got smarter The world’s first solar-compatible smart electric vehicle charger, the zappi from myenergi, can now integrate with Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, enabling EV drivers to minimise their home charging costs with access to six hours of low-cost energy every night.

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

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myenergi give insight into the CMA report and the EV charging market, which outlines a number of areas that need addressing to facilitate the shift to electric vehicles and ultimately, net zero carbon. Smart charger installation. Currently, a charger need only connect to the internet to be branded as smart.

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Renault shows the future of bidirectional charging

My Energi

First of all, they’re a very large unit to install on the side of your house – closer in size to an air conditioning unit than a compact smart charger. What’s more, high purchase costs – currently around £4,000-£5,000 – make them widely inaccessible to many EV drivers. “AC

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myenergi partners with cinch to further accelerate EV adoption

My Energi

zappi is a smart charger with a difference. Abhishek Sampat, Head of Electric Vehicles at Constellation Automotive Group (BCA, cinch, webuyanycar.com), added: “With the 2030 ban on selling new diesel and petrol cars looming, collaboration is key to help the UK lead the way in electrification.

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What is Demand Response?

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Typically, peak hours are in the late afternoon and early evening (4 pm to 9 pm) when people get home from work, cool or heat their homes, use appliances, and charge electric vehicles (EVs). ADR programs can include incentives and rebates for equipment and installation costs. Who manages Demand Response programs?