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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

Green Car Congress

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. —Dieter Gantenbein, leader of the Smart Grid research project at IBM Research – Zurich.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

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Why We Built a Neuromorphic Robot to Play Foosball

Cars That Think

Western Sydney University. My colleague at Western Sydney University's International Center for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS), André van Schaik , gives a great example: the humble mosquito. Top: Neuromorphic-robot foosball was born from neuromorphic engineers playing at the New Sheridan Hotel in Telluride. They’ve developed.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? One of the things that EV owners know is that if you're going to take a trip, pull your phone and tell the car, 15 or 30 minutes before you start, hey, warm up your battery, pre-condition the cabin and do it on grid power so you have a full battery. What exactly is fast charging?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? One of the things that EV owners know is that if you're going to take a trip, pull your phone and tell the car, 15 or 30 minutes before you start, hey, warm up your battery, pre-condition the cabin and do it on grid power so you have a full battery. What exactly is fast charging?