{"id":543279,"date":"2010-04-26T09:39:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T13:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gereports.com\/?p=6346"},"modified":"2010-04-26T09:39:42","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T13:39:42","slug":"ge-teams-with-nissan-on-electric-car-smart-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/543279","title":{"rendered":"GE teams with Nissan on electric car smart charging"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>With plug-in vehicles on track to create a revolution in the auto industry, the race is on to build a smart-charging infrastructure that can support the millions of cars that one day will be plugging in. It\u2019s why GE and Nissan today announced that they\u2019re teaming up in a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to research new technologies that will be needed in the car, on the grid and at home or work to make smart charging a reality. Simply put, smart charging is the ability to control how the grid delivers electric power to a vehicle — at what time of the day and at what rate. For example, if drivers want to charge their cars when the price of electricity is lower, smart charging would automatically give them the ability to do that.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat a tank-less job!<\/span> The all-electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF is scheduled to launch later this year in Japan, the U.S. and Europe. The MOU combines Nissan\u2019s electric car expertise with GE\u2019s energy sector leadership and grid expertise, which includes a customer base that cuts across the entire electric grid network.<\/div>\n

For the launch of the agreement, GE and Nissan have outlined two key areas for potential collaborations. The first relates to the integration of electric vehicles with homes and buildings. The second focuses on electric vehicle charging dynamics with the larger electric grid. The research team says the combined expertise will give them a full picture — from energy generation to the vehicle itself — of what it will take to make the grid ready.<\/p>\n

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\nRevved up: <\/span>GE scientist Matt Nielsen, who\u2019s the research lead on the MOU with Nissan, is seen here in the Smart Grid Lab at GE\u2019s Global Research Center in Upstate New York.<\/div>\n

As Matt Nielsen, pictured at left, says in his post today on the Global Research blog<\/a>: \u201cInitially the small numbers of electric vehicles will not strain the grid;\u201d however, there are a number of potential issues that must be studied and quantified, such as whether clusters of electric vehicles will tax the local electrical distribution system, including transformers. \u201cThe purpose of this program will be to quantify the impact through both modeling\/simulation and actual experimental data… The good news is that the electrified transportation community has recognized these issues and is proactively developing solutions. Many of the utilities I have spoken with have active programs to make sure their networks and systems are ready for electric vehicles, and that they can provide a great experience for the customer.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of GE\u2019s ecomagination <\/a>initiative and Smart Grid research efforts, electric transportation is already a key focus area. For example, GE has invested more than $150 million<\/a> to develop advanced battery technologies that will provide energy storage for several future product applications, including GE\u2019s ecomagination certified hybrid locomotive, tugboats, mining trucks, and heavy service vehicles. GE has also recently increased its investment in battery maker A123 Systems<\/a>, which is which is a leader in the lithium-ion battery technology used in hybrid cars.<\/p>\n

* Read today\u2019s announcement<\/a>
\n* Read Matt’s full post<\/a> on the Global Research blog
\n* See an animated video<\/a> about electric cars and the Smart Grid
\n* Learn about \u201cVehicle Projects Through the Years at GE\u201d<\/a>
\n* Learn more about GE\u2019s investment in battery technology<\/a>
\n* Read GE\u2019s backgrounder<\/a> on hybrid and battery technologies
\n* Read about GE\u2019s investments in battery-maker A123Systems<\/a>
\n* Visit Nissan\u2019s Zero Emissions website<\/a><\/div>\n

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With plug-in vehicles on track to create a revolution in the auto industry, the race is on to build a smart-charging infrastructure that can support the millions of cars that one day will be plugging in. It\u2019s why GE and Nissan today announced that they\u2019re teaming up in a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to research […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}