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Vehicle to Grid: Changes Down Under Ease Uptake

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments Australia, bidirectional energy, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:05:33 +0000

As climate change exacerbates natural disasters, it is good to see electric vehicle owners stepping into the breach to provide backup power in an emergency. We have read about EVs “keeping the lights on,” and even powering a dialysis machine, but can we use them effectively and regularly to support … [continued]

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My Car Made My Coffee

July 12, 2024 admin Australia, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, mg4, vehicle to grid, vehicle to load

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:25:50 +0000

My car made my coffee is almost as good a line as “I have a petrol station on my roof!” (I charge my Tesla from rooftop solar.) In another demonstration that the rural regions of Queensland are ready for electric cars, an extensive electric vehicle exhibition was mounted in Rockhampton, … [continued]

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Aqua SuperPower & BlueGrid Drive 1st Transatlantic Vessel-to-Grid Project for Marine Electrification

June 28, 2024 admin bi-directional charging, boats, Canada, clean transport, electric boats, Electric vehicles, ev charging, press releases, uk, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:48:47 +0000

The £1.8m CanUK vessel-to-grid (V2G) project is making waves by uniting UK and Canadian experts to create the first transatlantic V2G project for electric vessels. V2G’s bi-directional charging technology lets electric vessel batteries both receive and supply energy, cutting carbon emissions, slashing e-vessel costs, boosting grid flexibility, and speeding up … [continued]

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USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas, & Utah to Serve as National Models & Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways

June 24, 2024 admin Arizona, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, ev charging, federal highway administration (fhwa), fhwa, grid, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, press releases, Smart Grid, texas, usdot, Utah, v2x, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:06:23 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it is awarding $60 million in grants under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grants to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah will serve … [continued]

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Toyota & Pepco Team Up to Research Vehicle-to-Grid Technology in Maryland

June 20, 2024 admin bidirectional energy, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, pepco, toyota, toyota bz4x, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:28:54 +0000

This collaborative effort aims to research sustainable energy solutions and provide local energy grid resilience PLANO, Texas and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and local energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using a Toyota bZ4X. This collaborative effort … [continued]

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U.S. DOE: Notice of Intent for Fiscal Year 2024 Vehicle Technologies Office Batteries & Electrification Funding Opportunity Announcement

June 6, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, grid, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, Smart Grid, us department of energy (doe), vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:22:35 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an intent to fund projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector. The potential funding will drive innovations in low-cost electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing, … [continued]

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Fermata Energy & Xcel Energy Announce Transformative Vehicle-to-Everything Bidirectional Charging Pilot

May 24, 2024 admin bidirectional energy, boulder (colorado), clean transport, COLORADO, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, fermata energy, nissan leaf, press releases, v2x, vehicle to grid, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 14:04:42 +0000

Balancing Grid Supply and Demand with Electric Vehicles in Boulder, Colorado Charlottesville, VA — Fermata Energy, Xcel Energy, City of Boulder, Colorado CarShare and Boulder Housing Partners announced a collaborative Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) bidirectional charging pilot project at Boulder Housing Partners’ 30 Pearl development and the Molly’s Spirits Lakeside facility. This … [continued]

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Zum Launches Nation’s 1st School District with 100% Electric, Bidirectional V2G School Bus Fleet in Oakland

May 19, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, mass transit / public transit, OAKLAND, press releases, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 02:57:30 +0000

Oakland Unified School District’s 74 EV school buses and charging infrastructure provides up to 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back to the grid, reduces 25,000 tons of emissions annually OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Zūm, the modern student transportation platform, announced yesterday that Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) will be the first … [continued]

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Itron & The Mobility House to Address Grid Constraints with 1st-of-its-Kind EV Fleet Electrification Program

March 20, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, itron, press releases, Smart Grid, the mobility house, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:50:51 +0000

The Fast & Flexible Interconnect (FIX) Program Enables Reliable Charging of EV Fleets in Constrained Distribution Systems Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, and The Mobility House, a leader in the battery charging and clean energy space, unveiled … [continued]

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