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What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains
Daniel Cohan, Rice University
After nearly two decades of stagnation, U.S. electricity demand is surging, driven by growing numbers of electric cars, data centers and...
BMW, Ford and Honda Create ChargeScape, Focused on Optimizing Electric Vehicle Grid Services
BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced that they have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a...
Next-generation flow battery design sets records
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A common food and medicine additive has shown it can boost the capacity and longevity of a next-generation flow battery design...
Energy Analyst Predicts a Cloudy Future for Electric Vehicles
According to Edward Rouse Pryor, an electrical engineer and energy analyst, EVs now face an impending serious major setback—either dramatically higher electricity cost; or...
EY: eMobility success hinges on six essentials as booming EV sales strain the value chain
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption has accelerated faster than predicted. Globally, EV sales doubled in 2021 and jumped 55% in 2022 to account for 13%...
Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid
Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of...
High-Voltage Transmission Grid Critical to Meeting Electric Vehicle Charging Demands
Electric vehicle (EV) charging needs along Massachusetts and New York highways will require interconnection to high-capacity transmission lines in the next decade, finds a...
Households with One Electric Vehicle Could Consume 37% More Daily Energy
Governments are setting aggressive goals to ban sales of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, and there has been a growing commitment by carmakers to...
GM’s New Energy Ecosystem Will Give Customers Control of Their Energy Needs
General Motors announced the introduction of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, which in combination with the existing Ultium Charge 360, create a holistic ecosystem...
Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study finds
Stanford University
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to...