Tag: ev charging
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Generac invests in EV charging tech innovator Wallbox
Generac Power Systems made a minority investment in Wallbox, an innovator in smart electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions. As part of the investment, Generac gets a seat on Wallbox’s board of directors and a global commercial agreement to provide Generac’s residential and commercial customers with Wallbox energy management systems. Through the execution……
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Wallbox nets CEC funding to ramp bidirectional EV charging installs in 2024
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Clean Transportation Program provides up to $100 million in annual funding to support the development and deployment of advanced transportation and fuel technologies throughout the state. The REDWDS (Responsive, Easy Charging Products with Dynamic Signals) grant accelerates the development and deployment of easy-to-use charging products, which helps customers manage electric……
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Bidirectional EV charging is a big deal, but is it ready to roll?
When Ford unveiled the Lightning F150 in May of 2021, it revealed something fundamentally different: it was not just an EV, it was a battery on wheels. As someone who has sat through power outages with the equivalent of four Powerwalls-worth of batteries parked in my driveway, useless, Ford did what seems obvious now: it……
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HOMER Grid now estimates EV charging station ROI
With the rapid rise of EVs, energy project developers and engineering firms need better ways to evaluate a proposed charging station’s costs, revenue and performance in the project feasibility stage. “It’s not as easy as deciding to add EV charging to your parking lot and doing it,” says Parangat Bhaskar, product manager, HOMER Software, UL……
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FranklinWH extends home backup options to EVs, generators with new adapter
FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc. is adding an adapter to its Franklin Home Power Solution. This adapter, the aHub, will enable 1) the connection of EVs that boast vehicle-to-load (V2L) capabilities and 2) the connection of 120V/240V portable generators. The aHub works with EVs with V2L to add those vehicles as another potential power source in……