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

EV Connect

is on the fast track toward electric vehicle (EV) adoption. In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? of what the U.S.

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One electric car owner's experiences in adding solar panels: why, what, and how

Green Car Reports

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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If you own an electric car, what's your at-home charging source? Take our Twitter poll

Green Car Reports

Drivers who buy an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge the battery often start to consider the source of their energy.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

Green Car Congress

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Utility V2G test with BMW shows electric cars can aid the grid

Green Car Reports

As the demand for electric cars grows, utility companies are considering their effect on local power grids—both positive and negative. The program.

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NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

Green Car Congress

Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary. The Congressional Research Service last year noted increasing interest among producers of distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as rooftop solar—to sell electricity to neighbors. An illustration of two connected homes sharing electricity.

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Will Electric Cars Destroy Your Neighborhood Power Grid? No, But.

Green Car Reports

Over the next 12 months, carmakers will introduce several new plug-in electric vehicles. One question that's frequently asked of GreenCarReports.com--and many others too: Does recharging electric cars pose a threat to the electricity grid?