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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

The energy from the EV batteries is available to the electric grid to serve peak needs, with the vehicles recharging during non-peak hours. Using EVs as decentralized electric storage resources, or batteries on wheels, minimizes the need for capital investments in the grid to support ever-increasing demand, while lowering operating costs.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Well, then, youre back to coal burning power plants, and a dirty little secret the H2 hypers dont like to discuss: The electrical storage efficiency of water electrolysis, compression for storage, and PEM fuel cell combined is only 23%. The combined electrical storage efficiency of charger and batteries is 85%.