Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) Massachusetts is launching a first-of-its-kind statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program. This two-year initiative, backed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state. These bidirectional chargers will enable EVs to serve as mobile energy storage … Continue reading “Massachusetts launches a two-year V2X pilot program”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Student transportation provider First Student is working with New York electric utility Con Edison to demonstrate a Smart Energy Hub that will support the electrification of school buses in Brooklyn. First Student has around 2,000 electric school buses under contract in school districts across the US, and more than 360 EVs deployed. The Brooklyn project … Continue reading “First Student and Con Edison demonstrate electric school bus V2X Smart Energy Hub in Brooklyn”
Written by Electric Vehicles Magazine
Student transport company First Student and utility Con Edison have launched a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) hub with 12 solar-roofed electric school buses in Brooklyn. The Smart Energy Hub is a demonstration project that will see the dozen electric school buses replace diesel buses at First Student’s location on Malta Street. The panels, along with solar arrays … Continue reading “These solar-roofed electric school buses are V2X”