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AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

Green Car Congress

The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. has licensed smart charging controller technology developed at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for incorporation into its charging station equipment.

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HOMER Grid software now models EV charging stations

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HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solution is to co-locate renewables and storage with charging infrastructure.

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

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Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the US and Canada, ChargeScape will unlock entirely new value that EVs can provide to the electric grid, while enabling EV customers to earn financial benefits through a variety of managed charging and energy-sharing services.

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Testing and refining EV charging standards: Q&A with CharIN’s Executive Director

Charged EVs

While it isn’t a standards development organization per se, CharIN works with standards bodies and firms in the EV charging industry to help refine new standards, and to test vehicles and EVSE for interoperability. Q&A with Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN) Executive Director Erika Myers.

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Testing and refining EV charging standards: Q&A with CharIN’s Executive Director – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

While it isn’t a standards development organization per se, CharIN works with standards bodies and firms in the EV charging industry to help refine new standards, and to test vehicles and EVSE for interoperability. Q&A with Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN) Executive Director Erika Myers.

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How does the Zappi EV charger minimise your electricity bill but still keep you Fully Charged?

EVolution

Today, we’ll be talking about the price of going solar and charging with the myenergi Zappi. But if you've left that life of fossil fuels behind, we're going to share customer experiences about how much it costs to charge your EV and can you do it with your onsite solar? That seems expensive for an EV charger.

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

MyEVOnline

Instead of getting confused by complicated mechanical jargon on the internet, keep reading to learn about the various benefits of bidirectional charging. How does Bidirectional Charging work? To understand the dynamics behind bidirectional charging, you should first know how an EV is normally charged.

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