Enel X’s eMotorWerks is working to make its residential EVSEs more affordable with the introduction of a new subscription-based home charging plan called the JuicePlan. The JuicePlan lets homeowners sign up for a monthly subscription for their EV charging that rolls all of the up-front purchase and installation costs, maintenance, and operational expenses into a single payment.
Momentum has been building for more closed loop systems and circular economy business models in an effort to foster sustainable economic growth. Minimizing the negative externalities of waste by designing technological products for reuse is the essence of creating a circular economy, where economic activity is decoupled from the consumption of finite resources.
Today’s electric vehicles are essentially big batteries on wheels, with a significant capacity to store and discharge energy. The average utilization of privately owned vehicles is 5%, meaning that the average battery on wheels is underutilized for the vast majority of its useful life.
The California-based startup EVmatch is mobilizing the sharing economy to immediately increase public charging options and make EVs accessible to everyone. With the free EVmatch app (also on Google Play), you can find and reserve chargers rented out by homeowners and businesses. If you have a charger or plan to install one, you can list it on EVmatch to earn extra income and help others drive electric.
Enel X is continuing its push into the demand response space with a new pilot in Colorado that will see a network of EV chargers being deployed to the public in a push to help utility Platte River Power Authority avoid otherwise necessary infrastructure upgrades. CleanTechnica connected with Preston Roper e-Mobility GM for North America at Enel X and Lauren Burke, Senior Director of Marketing and Development at Enel X, to get the inside scoop about the new project in Colorado.
In the early 20th Century Edison said, “Electricity is the thing. There are no whirring and grinding gears with their numerous levers to confuse. There is not that almost terrifying uncertain throb and whirr of the powerful combustion engine. There is no water-circulating system to get out of order – no dangerous and evil-smelling gasoline and no noise.” We know how history turned out, and now, 100 years later, Ford and Edison’s dream of electric vehicles is very much alive.
Will future solar homes and EV owners be able to tango?
The electric vehicle (EV) industry was booming in 2018. It was the most booming year of a booming decade for EVs. Below is a long, long rundown of notables changes in the industry in 2018.
Enel continues to push at the seams of electric car charging, microgrids, and renewables with a new project with LO3 Energy that will connect eMotorWerks’ aggregated EV charging platform to one of LO3’s energy markets.
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