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Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

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With the total cost of ownership argument heavily based on the assumption of low-cost charging, Hollick called for a massive improvement to public infrastructure, including a focus on increased investment in on-street charging. Are charging costs really putting the brakes on the EV market?

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GE and Nissan Get Into Smart Charging

Revenge of the Electric Car

As these plug-in vehicles come to market, though, people in the auto and utility industries say there still are a few issues that need to be cleared up to make the transition smooth for car owners. A network of plugged-in vehicles could help stabilize the grid’s frequency and reduce the need for power plants used for that purpose.

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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

Green Car Congress

ChargeScape will enable the smart use of plugged-in EV batteries by securely providing energy data to electric utilities and system operators such as aggregated demand response, alignment of charging and EV battery utilization with off-peak, low-cost hours and the availability of high renewable energy.

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & Moreā€¦

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Design and Development of Bidirectional charger 2. Smart selection of charging pattern. If you connect EV to the grid and you need it fully charged by next-day morning, the smart charger should decide when to flow current to the battery and when to flow from the battery to the grid. BMS for EVs would be a good project.

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