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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Virtual power plants (VPPs) are portfolios comprising hundreds or thousands of households and businesses that offer the latent potential of their electric vehicles (EVs), smart thermostats, appliances, batteries, solar arrays, and additional energy assets to support the grid.

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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

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Under normal conditions, this stabilizing technology will be particularly important as the power grid is expected to rely more and more on variable renewable resources such as wind and solar technologies.

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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

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As the makeup of a fleet shifts more to EVs, smart energy management can ensure that your depot has the energy required for charging by integrating onsite battery storage and renewables like onsite solar panels.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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What is EV Smart Charging? What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging? How do EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management Work? What EV Drivers Want from Smart Charging? Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).

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Smarter, tougher and more capable: Why the electric Toyota LandCruiser Se will be better than your diesel-powered 300 Series

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LandCruiser Se to be more capable thanks to EV smarts The EV underpinnings promise to make the EV LandCruiser even more capable. But given an off-road EV is likely to have at least two electric motors on board there’s the potential to utilise those to aid with recovery and extraction.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Another is to use pricing to affect when customers charge their EVs, which can be self-managed by the customer or integrated with managed smart EV charging. Smart EV charging and energy management solutions direct the flow of energy within the charging facility to respond to grid conditions or pricing incentives. .

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

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InSite Vertical-specific tools – supporting fleets and commercial sites, InSite provides industry-specific EV charging management for fleet depots and industrial buildings. The Need for EV Smart Charging Local grid capacity is increasingly stretched beyond its original design parameters.