Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In addition to lower conversion losses, direct current based grids offer further considerable potential, among other things in the own use of regenerative energy, which can be generated, for example, via photovoltaic systems on the production halls.

Germany 170

Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Batteries 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. The best part?

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47