The initial project involves smart charging of EVs through a network of charge spots managed by a network operations center.
This smart network will optimize charging, increase electric grid efficiency by avoiding peak-demand periods, and increase grid stability by taking advantage of the storage EV batteries can provide.
The demonstration project will educate the public about the benefits of EVs and the Better Place model to enable mass-market adoption of electric cars, the company said.
The smart-charging facet of the project focuses on the network’s energy-management capabilities to optimize charge timing, reduce demand during peak hours, and limit impact on the electric grid.
Better Place and its partners will recharge the EVs through a standards-based network of eight charge spots, each of which can support two EVs.
