Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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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.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? It’s possible to construct off-grid charging stations, but they come with hassles, such as storing power when the sun doesn’t shine. Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur.

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EV Match

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For chargers at workplaces, office managers want to ensure their employees and/or company fleets are able to charge on a daily or weekly basis. With managed EV charging, office managers can rest assured that their employees or fleet vehicles have seamless access to the chargers via RFID cards or app pre-authorization. What is V2X?

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. . Having a fleet of EVs as backup batteries can help a community bounce back with minimal effort. . In the U.S.,

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

It’s also possible to take advantage of public charging stations or charging programs offered by certain retail stores. Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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