With apologies to Steven Spielberg, “EV, phone home.” A new iPhone (News - Alert) application – developed by Melbourne, Australia-based DiUS Computing and being commercially introduced this week – can check in with an electric vehicle owner’s home-based smart meter to determine when to take advantage of Time of Use (ToU) electric pricing.
Called ChargeIQ, the app was recently Smart Energy Certified by the ZigBee Alliance as a charging solution for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV).
Because ChargeIQ informs PEV drivers of the most cost-effective time at which to power up their cars, it will help to decrease the peak load on the electricity grid – a key concern for electric utilities.
Some of the key features of the ChargeIQ technology include its ability to... Read More
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