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IBM Teams With ESB ecars to develop EV smart charging IT system in Ireland

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This project is bolstered by Ireland’s energy policy to increase sustainable energy use in the transportation sector by 2020. ESB Networks will use IBM’s Intelligent Electric Vehicle Enablement Platform to provide the services needed to operate and manage the charge-points installed throughout Ireland.

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What is V2X?

Driivz

These terms designate the different destinations for the electricity drawn from the connected EV battery. V2G: Vehicle-to-grid , where the power grid uses stored EV electricity to balance loads during high-demand periods, avoids the need to increase generation capacity to meet increased demand to power EVs.

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Smart Charging for EVs: How Does It Work?

EV Connect

Sustainability helps drive the electric vehicle (EV) market forward; however, there are aspects of EV transportation that still have room to grow more sustainable. It draws the same amount of power (whatever the charger is capable of) until the phone is charged. Start smart charging today with EV Connect !

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The Transformative Role of Electric Vehicles in Shaping Smart Cities

Baua Electric

Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability and Electric Vehicles in Smart Cities: A Deep Dive Environmental sustainability is a crucial aspect of the role played by electric vehicles (EVs) in the development of smart cities.

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Electrifying School Buses

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It’s impossible to talk about transportation for children without getting into its detrimental health effects. In cities in the US, researchers have found that transportation pollution causes 25% of all new childhood asthma cases. This makes them perfect targets for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration. .

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