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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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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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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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Electric buses built by Blue Bird are now equipped with vehicle to grid (V2G) capability, allowing communities to use the electric buses as back-up power sources in emergency situations, as well as revenue generators through selling electricity back to the grid while the bus is plugged in during peak power use times.

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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

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gigawatt (GW) Empire Wind project, which Equinor is currently developing 15 to 30 miles off New York. Skanska will build a new 85,000-square-foot operations and maintenance building with warehouse, office, and parking to support the construction and ongoing operations and maintenance of Empire Wind 1.

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Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans

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These initial 125 EVs will be maintained at Ryder’s state-of-the-art maintenance facilities within the California, New York, and Illinois markets where EV charging stations are being installed. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif.

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See the Latest on NEVI 2023

EV Connect

State Snapshot In July 2022, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) submitted the state’s NEVI plan. Installation, operation and maintenance. From charger to grid, new connectivity requirements are designed to allow for secure remote monitoring , diagnostics and control.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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Annual spending on customer expenses and operations and maintenance by these utilities also increased slightly. Operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses have increased as electric distribution systems experience stress from several factors, including more customers, variable generation, and the effects of storms, wildfires, and flooding.

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New survey finds myths and misinformation about EVs are deeply embedded – Charged EVs

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See recent articles in The Guardian , the New York Times , et al.) The third most widely held false belief: “The electricity grid won’t be able to cope with the demands of mass EV adoption.” Further good news: the majority of charging takes place at home, and home chargers are by all accounts extremely reliable.