Honda has joined a demonstration project for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing energy storage to the electrical grid while providing a financial incentive to EV drivers. Partners in the ev2g project include: the University of Delaware; NRG Energy; BMW, which is providing 15 MINI Es; Milbank Manufacturing, which is providing charging stations based on… Read more »
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Accuenergy launches AcuDC 300 EV charging meter for high-precision DC energy measurement
Accuenergy has introduced the AcuDC 300 EV Charging Meter, a revenue-grade DC energy meter designed specifically to serve the expanding electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure market. The device provides 0.1 percent measurement accuracy across an input voltage range from 60 to 1000 VDC and it is MID-certified, meeting IEC 62053-41:2021 Class 0.5 and EN 50470-4 Class… Read more »
Vehicle‑to‑Grid-enabled car‑sharing service goes live in Netherlands city
Renault Group, MyWheels and We Drive Solar have partnered to create a V2G-enabled car‑sharing service in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The Utrecht Energized project is now live with 50 Renault 5 E‑Tech electric cars, and will eventually include a total of 500 V2G-capable EVs. Thanks to Vehicle‑to‑Grid (V2G) technology, the EVs can store energy… Read more »
Providing second lives for fleet EV batteries
Zenobe’s stationary storage business complements its turnkey EV offering for fleets. Here at Charged, we’ve covered a lot of companies that provide fleet electrification services. However, we’re far from done writing about them (and readers, I hope you aren’t tired of reading about them), because each one seems to have its own unique set of… Read more »
Leap and ChargeScape envision a nationwide EV virtual power plant
Leap, a platform for building and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), and ChargeScape, a joint venture of Ford, Honda, BMW and Nissan that provides managed charging to EV owners, have announced a new partnership to accelerate EV participation in grid services programs. Together, the companies aim to build “the nation’s largest EV virtual power plant.”… Read more »
Gravity to offer 500 kW public EV charging at eight sites in Greater Los Angeles
Gravity, an EVSE hardware and software developer and EV charging site operator, plans to deploy a network of eight public charging sites across greater Los Angeles, offering charging power of up to 500 kW—a blazing-fast rate that only a few of the latest EV models can take advantage of. The sites will be located in… Read more »
Nuvve launches battery-as-a-service to help cut electric costs and create grid resiliency
Grid modernization and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) firm Nuvve has launched its subscription-based battery-as-a-service (BaaS) offering to support electric cooperatives and other load-serving entities in strengthening grid performance, managing peak demand and cutting infrastructure costs. Nuvve expects to start initial deployments in late 2025. It is in project development and partnership discussions in multiple regions and utility… Read more »
Evolectric launches Gen3 CircularEV Kit to make electrification practical for work trucks
Evolectric, which builds electric conversion kits for fleets of internal-combustion engine trucks, debuted its Gen3CircularEV Kit. The new kit combines the highest available range and payload with the shortest available wheelbase for work truck electrification, the company said, without having to sacrifice customization options. The kit is compatible with Class 3-5 Isuzu models, supports 12-foot… Read more »
Vehicle-to-grid specialist Nuvve acquires strategic assets from Fermata Energy
Vehicle-to-grid pioneer Nuvve has announced the acquisition of substantially all the net assets of Fermata Energy, through Nuvve’s newly formed subsidiary, Fermata 2.0. The purchase price reportedly came to $659,000, consisting of approximately $340,000 in cash and the remainder in assumed liabilities. Fermata 2.0 will be jointly led by Gregory Poilasne as CEO and Hamza… Read more »
SWTCH’s load management system is tailored to the needs of multi-unit dwellings
Q&A with SWTCH Head of Strategy Sofia Berrada Cars and their drivers come in all shapes and sizes, colors and creeds, and when it comes to keeping them charged, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Different EV infrastructure applications require different combinations of hardware, software and services, and as the charging market develops, different companies are emerging… Read more »
