Time for EV OEMs (both Light-Duty passenger and Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle fleets) to step up to the table and help California (CA) provide energy resilience in case of PSPS, wildfires, and natural disasters. Last week I posted that Sen. Nancy Skinner recently introduced the SB 233 bill to mandate all new EVs in CA …
Make your EVs bidirectional and set the EV batteries free – please EV OEMs. Read More »
Sen. Nancy Skinner has introduced Senate Bill 233 which would mandate that new electric vehicles in California as of January 2027 are equipped with bidirectional charging so that consumers can use their EV’s battery to power their homes and reduce their energy bills: “EVs have the potential to completely revolutionize the role of cars in California, transforming them …
“Once upon a time, the focus was on residential EV charging and the SAE J1772 standard was born in 2009. It was designed by the Yasaki Corporation, operating at 120V-240V AC at a maximum current of 80 amps. The J1772 was certified by the UL and voted by the SAE in July 2009’s committee. It …
We should not be leaving AC 3-phase Fast Charging behind in North America. Read More »
Let’s not forget 3-Phase AC EV Charging and AC V2X for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (MHDV) fleets in North America (NA). Lately much focus has been on the public EV charging infrastructure in connection with the NEVI funding program. A number of excellent videos have been produced by Kyle Conner and Branden Flasch visiting Tesla, Electrify America, EVGo and …
“There’s a new kid in town” (1) – Fast Inexpensive AC Charging of Commercial Fleets Read More »
V2G is the capability to connect an EV to the public electric grid, import and export energy from the EV (or aggregated fleet of EVs) and thereby supporting the grid stability/resilience and earning money for participating in grid services. Many of us are cheering and supporting V2G, which will add a large amount of storage …
