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PNNL Develops Plug-in Vehicle Smart Charger Controller for Managing Peak Demands in Grid

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a Smart Charger Controller for plug-in vehicles that will automatically recharge vehicles during times of least cost to the consumer and lower demand for power. Widespread use of these devices could help advance a smart power grid.

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Atlanta’s MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer

Green Car Congress

New Flyer offers zero-emission mobility through its battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE (in 35, 40, and 60-foot lengths) and fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 (in 40 and 60-foot lengths)—all designed on the proven Xcelsior platform—and supports zero-emission deployments through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions.

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

The Government’s requirements for home charge points to be ‘smart’ is very welcome, but the definition of a smart charger is contentious. Smart charger installation. Currently, a charger need only connect to the internet to be branded as smart. What is the CMA report?

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Registering for Utility Incentives Via Telematics – Latest Update

EV Club of CT

EV Club Follow Up with Eversource and UI Telematics is where the utility is able to communicate directly with the vehicle, as opposed to a smart charger, the latter being the basic design of the. Read more.

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IoTecha’s IoT.ON platform enables both AC and DC bidirectional charging – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Smart charging specialist IoTecha has developed a verticalized platform including hardware, embedded software and cloud services, that’s designed to power turnkey EV charging solutions. is designed to enable EVs and smart charging infrastructure to deliver grid stabilization and ancillary grid services.

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

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. UL, a global safety science leader, acquired HOMER Energy in December 2019.

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

My Energi

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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