Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

This system can enable energy produced from solar panels to be used more efficiently. In 2011, batteries which were previously used in the MINI E test fleet were successfully implemented in a stationary project. In 2014, BMW integrated high-voltage batteries into a stationary storage system in Hamburg.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Battery 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

In the managed charge pilot program, select BMW i3 owners will allow PG&E to request a delay in the charging of their vehicles by up to an hour, when grid loads are at their peak. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries. Program participation.

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Grid BMW Las Vegas Charging 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

The benefit to PG&E of more efficient use of existing power grid resources through EV charging management is passed on in the form of monetary incentives to program participants. At the end of a vehicle’s life, these batteries still have at least 70% of their original storage capacity available, making them suitable for re-use.

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BMW Grid Power Grid Mini E 150