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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

Grid Management. In addition to charging station deployment, AI is also being used for electricity grid management. In January 2021, Google introduced a then-new AI tool that helped drivers plan out routes based on the available public chargers between their starting points and their destinations. Trip Planning.

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Workplace Charging 101: Level 1

Plugs and Cars

Given the distance most commuters travel, charging at level 1 at work enables most drivers to get back all the juice expended getting to work. Level 1 charging has the added benefit of minimal grid impact, minimal cost for equipment and minimal running cost. How could we use the logic of workplace charging to buck up plug-in car sales?

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

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. This will help make sure you don’t run out of juice and have to worry about being stranded on the side of the road.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

Plugs and Cars

The Google example of an expensive networked, free Level 2 charger in every employee’s slot is unrealistic, unaffordable and unnecessary in the real world. It’s also grid-friendly. If we really want to leverage workplace charging to drive PEV sales, we need to encourage a different scenario for workplace charging.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Once weve consolidated everything to depend on the grid, we can clean up everything by cleaning up the grid. Once electric cars are more common, demand for electricity will rise, and electricity producers will have to look at big generators such as dams, nuclear stations or decentralised wind turbines that feed in to the grid.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. Analysts Say No First Up for Google Ventures: Silver Spring’s Smart Grid » Comments & Trackbacks I don’t want to wait for my car to charge. Digg Stumble Reddit del.icio.us Earth2Tech EcoTech, EcoTech [.]…