Tag: V2G

Jul 11, 2022 - 06:50 pm

PG&E and Tesla Powerwall customers stabilise grid energy

In California, USA, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a new pilot program that creates a virtual power plant (VPP) to help support electric grid reliability. Customers who who contribute energy from their Tesla Powerwalls earn money from what they feed into the grid.

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Jul 7, 2022 - 05:08 pm

Nio reveals 500kW charger and more at Power Day

At its second Power Day, the Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has announced that it will start installing a new 500 kW fast charging station in China and Europe this year. The company is also revealing more about its third generation battery swapping station.

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Apr 12, 2022 - 01:43 pm

Hyundai to include V2G capabilities for their EVs

Hyundai plans to make the on-board charger from the Ioniq 5 suitable for bidirectional charging, enabling V2G technology. In addition, Hyundai will soon introduce a new electric model that will be equipped with V2G technology ex-works.

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Apr 9, 2022 - 06:44 pm

Porsche Taycan interacts as buffer for German power grid

Porsche, the transmission system operator TransnetBW and the consulting company Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S) have connected five Porsche Taycans to the power grid as buffers – under laboratory conditions, but also in a domestic environment.

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Mar 12, 2022 - 10:01 am

PG&E & Ford testing vehicle-to-grid tech with F-150

In California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Ford have announced a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) collaboration. In the pilot project, PG&E and Ford will test the F-150 Lightning and its Intelligent Backup Power bidirectional charging capabilities in powering customer’s homes in PG&E’s service area.

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Mar 11, 2022 - 02:59 pm

SEA Electric unveils electric step van for the US market

SEA Electric has presented the new SV6 electric step van for the North American market. The electric transporter is powered by the SEA-Drive 120b power system and covers applications with a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 26,000lbs (Class 6), with its 250kW and 1,845 lb-ft performance ratings.

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Mar 9, 2022 - 05:32 pm

PG&E + GM to pilot vehicle-to-home charging in California

In the USA, Pacific Gas and Electric and General Motors have announced a collaboration to pilot the use of GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources (vehicle-to-grid, V2G). PG&E and GM aim to test the pilot’s first vehicle-to-home capable EV and charger by summer 2022.

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Feb 14, 2022 - 02:28 pm

Virtual Power Plant by ev.energy utilises only BEVs

Innovate UK has granted funding to the software provider ev.energy to scale their first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) using only electric vehicles. The funding comes after the startup successfully demonstrated the concept by working with the British utility UK Power Networks.

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Jan 10, 2022 - 01:41 pm

Blink Charging shows new chargers ready for Plug&Charge at CES

Blink Charging has launched seven new products at the CES in Las Vegas, moving deeper into the smart charging and commercial space. The charging solutions cover home, fleet, and retail charging as well as vehicle-to-grid technology. There’s also two new apps for private and commercial users of Blink products.

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Dec 7, 2021 - 08:08 pm

SEA Electric to convert 10k US school buses

SEA Electric, a provider of electric commercial vehicles originally from Australia and now based in Los Angeles has received another major order: US school bus dealer Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE) wants SEA to convert 10,000 existing school buses to electric vehicles.

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Dec 6, 2021 - 07:32 pm

EO Charging set for smart charging older EVs

UK charging solutions provider EO Charging has filed a patent for new technology. The company says its new ISO 15118-compliant chargers and software will allow EO to perform smart AC-charging on legacy fleet electric vehicles that are not compliant with the 15118 standard.

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Nov 18, 2021 - 01:01 pm

Solaris Charging Park to power V2G testing and renewables

Poland’s electric bus manufacturer Solaris is building a charging park on its premises in Bolechowo near Poznan and says it would become one of the most innovative of its kind in Europe when opening in 2022. The Solaris Charging Park will feature various charge systems, including bi-directional.

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Nov 3, 2021 - 03:22 pm

Alpitronic reveals new 50-kW DC charger

The Italian charging infrastructure manufacturer Alpitronic based in South Tyrol has introduced a new DC charging solution called HYC50. The company says that this is the first wall-mountable 50 kW charger on the market.

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Oct 6, 2021 - 06:26 pm

BYD and Levo Mobility partner with 5,000 BEVs

BYD and Levo Mobility have announced a collaboration to integrate Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with a variety of commercial, public transport and heavy-duty BYD battery electric vehicles. The plans encompass the joint deployment of up to 5,000 BEVs over the next five years for fleet solutions.

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Sep 10, 2021 - 01:26 pm

EASA approves Skycharge solution

The Skycharge solution developed by Green Motion and Pipistrel was recently approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as the world’s first OEM-independent electric aircraft charging station.

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Sep 2, 2021 - 01:20 pm

Sono Motors developing V2X wall box in design survey

Sono Motors says it is working on a bidirectional AC wall box and is currently running a survey for customers to vote for their favourite design. The German company expects the home charger launch to coincide with Sono Motors’ Sion solar car coming to market in 2023.

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Aug 11, 2021 - 05:55 pm

Forest River & Lightning partner up on e-buses

Forest River, which is the largest maker of shuttle buses in North America, and Lightning eMotors that specialises in electric commercial vehicles for fleets, have announced a strategic partnership worth approximately $850 million. The partners aim to put up to 7,500 electric shuttle buses on roads in the US and Canada by 2025.

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Aug 5, 2021 - 05:58 pm

Canadian government funds charging infrastructure

This week, the Canadian government announced a total investment of over $32 million (CAD) to install 853 electric vehicle charging points across the country. The initiative should also raise public awareness about zero-emission vehicles and advance green transportation initiatives.

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Aug 2, 2021 - 02:18 pm

EDF launches V2G service for Nissan fleet customers in the UK

EDF is launching a new commercial charging service in the UK using vehicle-to-grid technology established through its joint venture, Dreev with Nuvve, in 2019. Nissan is on board and will offer the new V2G service exclusively to fleet customers of the Leaf and e-NV200 models.

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Jul 15, 2021 - 07:41 pm

V2G project BDL starts field trial with 50 BMW i3

In Germany, the announced field trial with 50 BMW i3s converted for V2G has now begun for the research project ‘Bidirectional charging management – BDL’ that was launched in 2019. As of a few days ago, 20 of the BMW i3s are now in customer hands, and the remaining 30 will soon be handed over […]

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https://www.electrive.com/2022/07/11/pge-and-tesla-powerwall-customers-stabilise-grid-energy/
11.07.2022 18:50