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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

The Edison Electric Institute forecasts that there will be 26.4 million it forecasted in 2018. neighborhoods and business districts. Some of this falls on auto manufacturers, which must produce more cars equipped with V2G charging capabilities. And, in an EV-heavy future, they’ve also plugged in their car for a recharge.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. John Voelcker Great questions.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. John Voelcker Great questions.

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Pike Research says lack of technical standards could hinder utilities’ readiness for EVs; forecasts $5.1B in spending from 2010-2015 on EV IT systems

Green Car Congress

Utilities will face a host of new infrastructure requirements to support the increased power demand that will result from customers plugging in to recharge. While plug-in electric vehicles will not threaten the integrity of the power grid as a whole, they will have an immediate local impact on neighborhood distribution infrastructure.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

Anyone who would deploy any kind of large-scale EV charging project needs to work closely (and early) with their local electrical utility. Since 2010, OUC, a municipally-owned public utility, has installed hundreds of public charging stations, some powered by solar arrays. Q&A with the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Peter Westlake.

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