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Today electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) don't claim a significant share of the automotive market, but that will change rapidly. Aggressive EV pilot programs are underway in Denmark, Israel, Hawaii, San Francisco and elsewhere. Every utility needs to begin understanding how it will handle the opportunities and challenges EVs will create. In this section you’ll learn more about the EV roadmap.
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The transition to electric vehicles is the focus of this special issue which we've loaded up with the latest developments, research, and expert opinion, plus links to smart blogs and other useful web resources. And hey, we've got videos too! |
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Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced plans for delivering a comprehensive portfolio of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Schneider Electric will offer a complete spectrum of EV charging infrastructure, smart-grid integration, services and management in one complete solution to help speed adoption of EVs globally. These charging solutions address the needs of all EV stakeholders, including automotive manufacturers, municipalities, utilities, commercial and government entities as well as consumers. |
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It's been a busy week in the EV charging arena: Coulomb Technologies will greatly expand its ChargePoint Network as a result of partnership agreements with Siemens, Leviton and Aker Wade. And Silver Spring Networks and partner ClipperCreek will join an innovative EV pilot program sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric and the Electric Power Research Institute. |
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An overwhelming 95% of people surveyed in southern California would rather charge their EVs at home, according to a new Electric Power Research Institute report. The finding was one of many in the survey on consumer perceptions of EV ownership. |
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Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced its collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Additional stations are planned for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nashville, Chattanooga and another site in Knoxville. |
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Alternative energy company Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has won a contract to engineer and implement production tooling for a solar photovoltaic roof module for the Fisker Karma, a high performance plug-in hybrid luxury sedan. |
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The Energy Department's Recovery Act stimulus investments have benefitted the domestic EV industry in a variety of ways: jobs and manufacturing plants and product lines, not to mention charging stations. |
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GE just made a series of announcements that illustrate both the strengths and the weaknesses of its Smart Grid strategy. Take a look yourself and see if you agree with Jesse Berst that there may be individual strokes of brilliance in GE’s portfolio – but they are hampered by the lack of an end-to-end strategy to connect all the pieces. |
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GE today introduced the GE WattStation, an easy-to-use electric vehicle (EV) charger. Designed to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles, GE WattStation significantly decreases time needed for vehicle charging and, using smart grid technology, allows utility companies to manage the impact of electric vehicles on the local and regional grids. |
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Security expert Andy Bochman considers the ramp-up to electric vehicles one of the grand challenges of our time. Building a system that is secure – and where all the parts are working right – may not be as complex as a manned mission to Mars. But he sees some similarities. |
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Coulomb Technologies snagged $3.4 million from the California Energy Commission to install its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs in three metro regions: Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San Francisco Bay area. |
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As General Motors announced Texas availability of the nation’s first plug-in Chevrolet Volts, Oncor affirmed its commitment to make electric car ownership a smart transportation choice. |
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It's been a busy week so far for Smart Grid wheeling and dealing: INFRAX Systems acquires Trimax Wireless, Tesla's IPO gets raves and Consert nets almost $18 million from heavyweight investors. |
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In a move to make electric vehicles less costly to refuel than gas-powered cars, NRG Energy will introduce a flat-rate plan that gives customers unlimited EV charging at home and at charging stations. It’s expected to cost in the $60 to $80 a month range. |
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Schneider Electric and Parkeon have announced the signing of an agreement for the development of an electric vehicle charging system, integrating energy management and pay by space technology. |
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The Electrification Coalition (EC) today released the results of a national poll that showed across-the-board support for electric vehicles and the Coalition's plan—reflected in recent bipartisan legislation—to deploy them. |
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The growth of electric vehicle adoption may be stagnated by the lack of an underlying transportation support system of electric vehicle charging stations, switching stations for rechargeable batteries, and an advanced electricity smart grid to monitor the ebb and flow of power for vehicle consumption. |
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Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of high-performance drive motors for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). |
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held a ground breaking ceremony today for a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station that will be erected at the institute’s Knoxville, Tenn., research laboratory. |
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Schneider Electric and Parkeon announced today the signature of an agreement for the development of an electric vehicle charging system, integrating energy management and pay by space technology. |
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Concerns that a shortage of the rare earth metals essential to many Smart Grid technologies like the magnets in wind turbines and hybrid cars may become reality sooner than expected. A PBS News Hour report notes that China, provider of almost all of the world's rare earth supplies, may decide to keep its rare earth resources for its own use leaving the rest of the world without. |
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EVs are definitely on the way and at least some utilities are going to great lengths to be sure they're ready for them. |
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Besides steel, the typical car of 2010 has over 200 million lines of software code. That’s far more software, according to Smart Grid security ace Andy Bochman, than it takes to run a space shuttle. Andy has some concerns about the security implications when EVs loaded with code start plugging into the grid – and you probably should too. |
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Coulomb Technologies will give away almost 5,000 of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs. The company's ChargePoint America program, partially funded by a Smart Grid stimulus grant, will deliver the residential and public stations to nine regions across the country. |
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Coulomb Technologies today announced it will deliver free home and public ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States. The ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5000 charging stations to program participants in nine regions in the United States. |
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