Old adversaries from the rooftop solar fights are finding common ground on transportation electrification. Opponents to EVs, often representing or funded by the oil and gas industry, remain. But they now have the electric utility industry to contend with rather than only a handful of disruptive startups. EV fees can often act as an alternative […]
Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Project Unveiled
Developed in conjunction with MIT, the Terzo Millennio Concept is Lamborghini’s take on a future EV that is designed to push the technology far beyond current levels. As part of program, MIT intends to develop body parts that not only provide structure for the car’s shape, but also act as “energy accumulators”. In other words, they would […]
Electric car owners can drive for free by letting energy firms use battery
Electric car owners will be paid for letting an energy company use their vehicle’s battery in a pioneering scheme to increase take-up of the cleaner vehicles and help power grids manage the growth in green energy. Nissan and one of the UK’s biggest challenger energy suppliers, Ovo, will offer the “vehicle-to-grid” service to buyers of […]
Blockchain-Enabled Electric Car Charging Comes to California
A residential electric-car charger spends most of its time just hanging around unused. That underutilization looked like a opportunity to Val Miftakhov, CEO of the smart charger startup eMotorWerks. On Tuesday, the company launched a beta test of a distributed, peer-to-peer charging marketplace in California that lets drivers pay each other for use of their home chargers. […]
Electric vehicles can be grid assets or liabilities.
A new paper outlines strategies for utilities to get ahead of the coming EV boom. That utilities have a lot to gain from the electric vehicle transition is common knowledge. But if they don’t act, they could also have a lot to lose. The potential problems are clear in a recent estimate from the Sacramento […]