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Electrify America reaches 30MW in installed battery energy storage at 140 DC-fast charging stations across the US; behind-the-meter grid services

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Electrify America has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (BESS) at more than 140 ultra-fast DC charging stations around the country, including more than 90 installations in California.

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Wallbox and Kia America partner on bidirectional EV charging; Quasar 2 and EV9

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The companies plan to offer Wallbox’s second-generation DC bidirectional charger, Quasar 2 ( earlier post ), to Kia EV9 ( earlier post )customers starting in the first half of 2024. Wallbox is working with Kia America to bring bidirectional charging to Kia’s EV9 customers. Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

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HYDROTEC projects, which are currently in development, from heavy-duty trucks to aerospace and locomotives, are being planned for use beyond vehicles for power generation. They could also back up or temporarily replace grid-sourced electricity for residential and small commercial enterprises at times of power disruption.

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Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

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A 10 kWh battery energy storage system in the garage, using the same lithium-ion cells that are used in the Honda Fit EV, allows stored solar energy to be used at night, when household demand typically peaks and electric vehicles are usually charged. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. Photo by Dorian Toy.

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New Tritium RT175-S DC fast charger powers EVs to 80% in 15 minutes

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Australia-based Tritium has introduced a new DC fast charger, the RT175-S smart charging system, which powers EVs to an 80% charge in 15 minutes on average. With Plug and Charge, a charging session can be automatically and securely billed from the moment the plug connects to the vehicle, regardless of the network operator.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc., Click to enlarge.

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