Cars That Think
JUNE 27, 2022
Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The 260-kilometer, 320-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system, based on technology from Hitachi Energy , in Zurich, marks a milestone in an ongoing transformation of the European power grid: It will plug into the first truly dynamic multiterminal HVDC network in Europe. grid research and advocacy consortium.
Driivz
JULY 2, 2023
Electric school buses equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology also have tremendous potential as “batteries on wheels” that can store electricity and provide it to the grid or to buildings when needed. In Europe , the electric bus is flourishing, with a 48% increase in registrations in 2021 compared to 2020. and Europe.
Cars That Think
MAY 12, 2023
Tanenbaum went on to serve as president of AT&T’s New Jersey Bell (now part of Verizon ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid. Later he helped develop optical fiber and digital telephone switching.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2009
The field tests with the MINI E as part of Project i in the US and Europe have already provided insights into the demands required of future production electric vehicles. On the European power grid, the battery pack can be fully charged in just 3 hours at a wall box with a current of 50 ampere at 230/240 volts.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 25, 2008
The MINI E will initially be made available to select private and corporate customers as part of a pilot project in the US states of California, New York and New Jersey. The possibility of offering the MINI E in Europe as well is currently being considered. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
For its own customers, Teslas sold in Europe have already adopted the CCS plug standard , rather than Tesla's proprietary connector found in America and elsewhere. The report calls for adoption of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)—more common in Europe, beginning to gain traction in the U.S. President Bidens' newly passed, $1.2
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