Charging & V2G
The biggest electric school bus fleet in the US is about to feed the grid
San Francisco-based startup Zum wants to turn electric school bus fleets into grid batteries. This 74-bus depot in Oakland is testing the idea at large scale.
Batteries on wheels: If Australia really wants smart EVs with V2G, it will have to say so
Australia may no longer be a dumping ground for the world’s most polluting cars, but it will need to get its settings right to avoid being a dumping ground for dumb EVs.
Broken chargers still a problem for EV adventurers in outback Australia
The Variety sponsored Big EV Adventure highlights that remote areas still impacted by broken chargers, or insufficient numbers.
US kicks off program to repair faulty EV chargers and boost bay numbers
US begins massive repair and upgrade program for the country’s electric vehicle (EV) chargers, with the first project kicking off in the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C.
Some short term fixes to grid constraints that are putting brakes on EV charger rollout
The rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across Australia is more than a year behind what is necessary for the number of EVs. Some blame grid constraints, but there are other options.
