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In 2020, EVTEC installed five charging stations outside Islington Town Hall in London, and the company will launch another trial with Swiss car-sharing provider Mobility later this year using 50 Honda electric cars. Since the cars are reserved or used via a booking system, the software developers can clearly define and control when a charging station taps the surplus electricity and when not.It has already been proven that bidirectional chargers can save users money. A consortium including energy company OVO Energy and…

Rivian gave us a quick 15 minutes with CEO RJ Scaringe to talk about the R2 and R3. Believe me, we took full advantage of that time to ask the pressing questions you told us you had in our watch party and many others. Some of his answers are the first we’ve heard on the matter. Rivian R3/X !!! It is hard to believe that this secret was kept so well. It is the sign of a company that has its act together and loyal employees. On Rivian R3 vs. R2, there is a contingent within the company…

Innovative EV charging developer FreeWire Technologies is improving its flagship lineup of Boost chargers to offer an even more flexible and capable lineup that now includes bidirectional capabilities, power sharing, and site backup should the local grid encounter any power outages. While the infrastructural world and local electric cals struggle to keep up with the rising number of EVs hitting the road, FreeWire has introduced a unique lineup of battery integrated chargers that are easier to install…

Visualizing trade flow in Python maps — Part I: Bi-directional trade flow mapsThe exchange of goods and services in exchange for their corresponding values is an intricate part of our daily life. Similarly, countries engage in different kinds of trade relationships for the exchange of products and services such as electricity, energy commodities, raw materials, processed goods, tourism, etc. Understanding the trade flow between countries (import and export) is crucial to assessing the earnings and expenditure of a…

New Volkswagen electric models will now support bidirectional charging. With “Vehicle to Home” capabilities, your new VW EV can be used to power your home. However, with little info, VW has left us with more questions than answers. “We are actively shaping the energy transition,” VW’s sales leader, Imelda Labbe, said during the launch. Labbe explained that EV owners can save on energy costs with bidirectional charging now available. Volkswagen initially planned to introduce bidirectional…

Tesla has just delivered the first Cybertrucks, and with them comes a feature that we’ve been waiting for for a while: bidirectional charging. Tesla has talked a bit about bidirectional charging in the past, but always seemed a little wishy-washy about bringing it to market. In its Investor Day presentation in March, Tesla VP Drew Baglino stated that the company could have bidirectional charging in two years, but CEO Elon Musk immediately threw some cold water on that statement, saying  “I don’t…

On Wednesday, Volvo Cars revealed a new investment in bidirectional EV charging startup dcbel. The company’s “r16” Home Energy Station is a full-fledged renewable energy ecosystem featuring solar power, bidirectional charging capabilities for backup power, and a smart home energy management system. After being the first major premium car brand to commit to a full hybrid or EV lineup for all its models, Volvo aims to sell one million electrified cars by 2025. Volvo’s first fully electric…

Electrified fleet services provider InCharge Energy has launched a new portfolio of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional chargers that can not only optimize fleet operations but also help bolster the available energy to local grids. InCharge Energy is a Southern-California based developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, offering hardware, software, and specific services to help customers transition to electric vehicles and manage them efficiently. In March of 2022,…

Tesla vehicles will be capable of bidirectional charging within the next two years, according to comments from Tesla VP Drew Baglino at today’s Investor Day event. A question was asked during the Q&A portion about whether Tesla would move towards enabling bidirectional charging on its cars, noting the company’s historical reluctance to do so. Drew Baglino, Senior VP of Powertrain and Energy Engineering, answered the question by noting that the lack of bidirectional charging was not…

Enphase Energy (ENPH), the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced Thursday its latest innovation – a bi-directional EV charger. The technology allows EVs to power your home during an outage or support the grid during peak demand. The best part is that it establishes a solar-powered, all-in-one home energy system to give users complete control over their energy. Founded in 2006, Enphase has been a critical factor in advancing the solar energy…