{"677438":{"#nid":"677438","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Smart Charger May Pave the Way for More EVs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2024, more than one in five cars sold is an electric vehicle (EV). Intergovernmental agencies estimate that by 2035, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-ev-outlook-2024\/outlook-for-electric-mobility\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022node\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u0022df17f5fe-cbc3-4e3c-86ce-928e3a540089\u0022 data-entity-substitution=\u0022canonical\u0022\u003Ehalf of all new cars sold globally will be EVs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile more EVs on the road sounds like great news for the environment, it could lead to complications. The electric grid is not yet ready to support the EV influx, and unaddressed capacity limitations could threaten the future of the EV industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a device to help avoid grid overload: a revolutionary EV smart-charging system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/ev-smart-charger\u0022\u003ERead the story here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe revolutionary system allows for cheaper, carbon-free charging and aims to reduce the burden on the electric grid as more EVs enter the roadway.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The revolutionary system allows for cheaper, carbon-free charging and aims to reduce the burden on the electric grid as more EVs enter the roadway."}],"uid":"36123","created_gmt":"2024-10-10 13:08:24","changed_gmt":"2024-11-06 15:18:11","author":"Catherine Barzler","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675271":{"id":"675271","type":"image","title":"charger.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe EV smart charger allows users to customize their charging, with the ability to weight preferences for carbon-free energy, cost, charge speed, and battery health. Credit: Allison Carter\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1728565923","gmt_created":"2024-10-10 13:12:03","changed":"1728565923","gmt_changed":"2024-10-10 13:12:03","alt":"A gold and white charger box in front of a car","file":{"fid":"258875","name":"charger.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/10\/charger.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/10\/10\/charger.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":603789,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/10\/10\/charger.jpg?itok=JjWZkWyb"}}},"media_ids":["675271"],"groups":[{"id":"655285","name":"GT Commercialization"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192255","name":"go-commercializationnews"},{"id":"193593","name":"gt-commercialization"},{"id":"192930","name":"gt-commercializationnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECatherine Barzler, Senior Research Writer\/Editor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:catherine.barzler@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecatherine.barzler@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}