Getting a load off the grid: EV makers and utilities explore “vehicle to everything”
EV makers and utilities are finding ways to help bi-directional charging - or vehicle to everything - reduce costs for the car owner, and help out the grid.
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Fereidoon Sioshansi
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Too good to be missed: An entire school electric bus fleet is sending power the grid
Zum has a goal of electrifying 10,000 bi-directional school buses across the country with the potential to supply 300 GWh of energy to the power grids annually.
Who should own EV charging stations – and who should not?
Who should develop, own and operate public EV charging networks? New study asks the question – and finds the answer is probably not monopoly utilities.
All petrol car sales must stop by 2038 for transport sector to meet net-zero
The global road transport sector can still reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says BloombergNEF, but only if the last ICE vehicle is sold by 2038.
Electric vehicles are very good for business, and the economy
New study shows electrification of light vehicles over next 10 years would be a potent catalyst for economic growth, with many side benefits.
Why are oil majors investing in electric transport?
Like the auto industry, oil majors see the proverbial writing on the wall.
Oil vs electricity: Which will prevail?
Competition from EVs and electrified transportation will eat into the most profitable portion of the oil business, as part of a trend that will take electricity’s share of global energy consumption past that of oil by 2040, if not sooner.