V2G and V2X charging developments

IoTecha, a provider of smart charging solutions for EVs and vehicle-to-grid integration, has been awarded a NASPO ValuePoint contract for Smart Level 2 charging stations, equipment, products and services.

Toyota Motor North America and Maryland energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using a Toyota bZ4X.

Fermata Energy, Xcel Energy, the city of Boulder, Colorado, CarShare and Boulder Housing Partners have announced a collaborative Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) bidirectional charging pilot project.

There was a cartoon character in the 1970s who constantly shook his head and stated, in a resigned voice, “It’ll never work.” Sometimes I wonder if he was talking about the electric vehicle industry.

Nuvve Holding Corporation has launched a new website dedicated to its innovative Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Hub technology.

The Asia-Pacific (excluding China) bidirectional electric vehicle charger market is experiencing significant growth.

California is piloting a US$3m project to integrate Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology with electric school buses.

Wallbox and Bidirectional Energy have secured a US$2.2m grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for their residential V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) demonstration project.

Kaluza has partnered with Wallbox to pilot EV smart charging and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers in California using dynamic tariffs.

In the UK, a House of Lords Committee has published a new report on the current state of the EV industry.