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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

Green Car Congress

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low.

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California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

Green Car Congress

The Action Plan details concrete actions that state agencies are taking to help accelerate the market for plug-in electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles. In 2015, 10% of state departments’ light-duty fleet purchases must be ZEVs, climbing to 25% of light duty purchases by 2020. Transform fleets. Transform fleets.

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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

Green Car Congress

They can also establish access rules to the EV chargers through which they can make them available to employees, fleet vehicles and/or the public. One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid. —Geisha Williams, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

Green Car Congress

The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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What is V2X?

Driivz

V2X, meaning vehicle-to-everything, is the overarching term for transferring the electricity stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the grid, buildings, houses, and other energy-consuming destinations. This helps balance the grid overall and, where available, takes advantage of flexible energy markets. .

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4 Ways That Your Business Benefits From EV Power Management Software

EV Connect

As systems develop and smart charging, power management software and demand response continue to interconnect, your place of business will save even more money and your energy grid usage will continue to become more efficient. Your local grid isn’t the only thing with an electricity limit: Your property has one, too.

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New seamless charging network across18 states

Electric Auto Association

Dominion Energy played an instrumental role in placing six electric buses in service in 2020 with CARTA, South Carolina's largest public transportation provider. Greening the company's fleet. Dominion Energy is reducing emissions from its light duty vehicle fleet by investing in electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.