By Kor Meelker, senior director, global standards, ChargePoint
EV charging provider Pod has launched a new rewards programme that pays customers cash rewards for smart charging their vehicles at home.
Electric car drivers taking part in Ohme’s recent Crowdflex energy trials were rewarded collectively with more than £750,000.
Vehicle-to-grid trials worldwide show clear value for fleets. Dunstan Power, MD of smart charging design consultancy Versinetic, explores what UK operators can learn.
UK electric vehicle drivers are collectively missing out on potential savings of £168.2m on their annual energy bills by not charging on smart tariffs, research from EV charging tech firm Easee reveals.
The rollout of AI-managed electric vehicle charging could significantly cut energy bills for drivers and bring major benefits for the grid, new trials have revealed.
EV drivers using smart charging from Ohme were rewarded with more than £400,000 during the recent Winter Crowdflex trial.
Smart charging solutions including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging could save EV drivers thousands of years and boost grid capacity but hurdles need to be overcome.
By Daniel Forsberg, marketing manager for EVSE at global vehicle charging brand CTEK
EDF has announced a strategic partnership with Hypervolt, a leading EV charge point manufacturer and software provider, to help balance the grid.
Connected Kerb is rolling out smart charging across its nationwide public network in a move that could collectively save drivers £1.5bn a year.
The Volkswagen Group is continuing its partnership with Ohme as its official home EV charging company in the UK.
Ohme is now Mercedes’ official home charging partner on the back of a new deal between the firms.
A new smart tariff that will reduce the cost of charging is launching from 100% renewable energy supplier Good Energy.
A new project on smart EV charging is to enter real-world testing on fleets with the help of Innovate UK grant funding.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has launched a consultation to explore possible solutions that could prevent grid overloads from mass take-up of electric vehicles without the need for network reinforcements.
Future high-renewable energy systems in the UK and Germany will require more flexible solutions – including smart charging and vehicle-to-grid infrastructures – to help ensure power continuity.
A nationwide smart charging project has begun in the Netherlands, with the aim of establishing a set of international standards for the technology.