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Participants are rewarded for their willingness to be flexible in their energy use in response to grid conditions or peak hours, while utilities gain a more reliable grid, avoid outages, and defer investments in additional generation capacity. Or they can agree to let the utility control when the charger provides electricity to the EV.
You may also want to stock up on jumper cables and a mobile phone charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter outlet in your vehicle. Some people even invest in smartchargers that apply extra power when it gets too cold outside.
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EV smart charging and energy management This capability uses data and algorithms to determine when and how an EV plugged into a smartcharger will receive power. International operators will also need support for multiple currencies and tariffs. and ISO 15118.20.
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