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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

Green Car Congress

The smart or deferrable charging station mode models the intelligent charging of a car or a fleet of cars to minimize the cost. The smart charger allows project developers to leverage HOMER Grid's capability to model demand charge reduction in any distributed renewable energy system and apply this to an EV charging station.

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What is Demand Response?

Driivz

There are many types of Demand Response programs, ranging from direct compensation-based programs for commercial and industrial customers to savings-based programs for consumer and retail customers. EV owners can install smart chargers at home and capture savings through participating in a utility’s Demand Response program for EV charging.

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Local vs Cloud Control: Which Works Best for Smart EV Charging?

Driivz

Whether you are an EV fleet manager with hundreds of chargers or the owner of a handful of chargers located on your commercial, retail or residential property, smart EV charging allows you to optimize costs and increase charging reliability and stability. This is critically important in the rapidly growing EV industry.

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Australia unveiled its new EV policy

Electric Vehicles India

It said that it will be helping the businesses set up charging stations for fleets and would “co-invest with industry” to install an estimated 50,000 smart chargers in homes. However before the last election in 2019, Morrison denied his support for electric vehicles at a press conference in Melbourne.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

Our response to the draft advice Our response relates to: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Chapter 11 Transport We are focused on the sections of the draft advice that relate to our mission to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand to support the decarbonisation transport. We have more than 70 members from the sector.

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

Driivz

Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. Most cars are parked 95% of the time, making EVs ideal flexibility assets for the grid.

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AMPLY Power offers EV fleets guaranteed uptime and zero charging challenges

Charged EVs

Fleet charging management may not be the most glamorous segment of the EV industry, but it is emerging as an extremely important component of the future EV ecosystem. As commercial fleets electrify, they are finding that they need expert help to design, install and operate their charging infrastructure.

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