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The phenomena is not that big right now, but in the close future when the plug-in electric vehicles will substantially grow in number, energy companies will feel like the population suddenly doubled the electricity demand.
And that’s because most people will plug-in their EV to recharge the batteries just after they have arrived from work in the afternoon. It wouldn’t be a problem if the EV’s alone were the only consumers at the time, but after people arrive at home, they also need to make a hot shower, cook, watch TV and use the air conditioning, all eating electricity at the same time.
That’s why Ford is now collaborating with seven other global automakers and 15 US utilities to develop a technology that would allow EVs communicate with energy providers via a cloud-like structure.
The approach will use existing communication tech and standards like the MyFord Mobile App to tell the car stop recharging for a while. How that will work?
Well, as soon as the car is plugged in, the local energy supplier will know about it and if this happens in the evening when power demand is already high, it will tell the car to stop sucking on the grid for a while.
When people end their activity and go to sleep, the power demand will drop and the EVs will be notified to resume charging and everyone will be happy in the morning.
That’s why Ford is now collaborating with seven other global automakers and 15 US utilities to develop a technology that would allow EVs communicate with energy providers via a cloud-like structure.
The approach will use existing communication tech and standards like the MyFord Mobile App to tell the car stop recharging for a while. How that will work?
Well, as soon as the car is plugged in, the local energy supplier will know about it and if this happens in the evening when power demand is already high, it will tell the car to stop sucking on the grid for a while.
When people end their activity and go to sleep, the power demand will drop and the EVs will be notified to resume charging and everyone will be happy in the morning.
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