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.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
The 42-vehicle fleet marks a milestone in partnership between federal, state and private energy organizations, as well as in DoD’s demonstration of emerging vehicle-to-grid technology. The vehicles have the capability to direct power both to and from the electrical grid when they’re not being driven. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Ford says that a F-150 Lightning “using a 150 kW+ DC fast charger, the standard-range 98 kWh pack can charge from 15-80% in about 44 minutes,” while Hyundai says its IONIQ 5 EV using a 350 kW charger, “can charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 18 minutes.” Most PHEVs cannot use L3 chargers.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
A report from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) outlines major challenges in harmonizing every aspect of juice bars for cars: Stations, networks, vehicles and the grid itself. In the United States, the report cites a need for roughly 1 million public or semi-public charging ports by 2030, to support nearly 19 million EVs.
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