AC charging relies on an on-board charger inside an electric vehicle to charge the battery. For electric vehicles such as school buses, the on-board charger is usually 19.2kW. In order to provide 19.2kW of power, it requires 80amps of capacity with 240V (80amps x 240volts = 19,200 watts). It’s still possible to charge a bus…
Government, education, municipalities and nonprofit agencies looking to electrify their fleets now have an easy and immediate access to Nuvve’s charging solutions through the Sourcewell contract. Learn more about how Sourcewell helps to make the buying process seamless and more affordable.
Nuvve has installation partners that provide a full turnkey solution or customers may opt to handle some aspects in-house.
Currently, Nuvve requires one 60kW charging station per heavy-duty vehicle in order to maximize the V2G value. And while Nuvve is working on this feature for future charging stations, shared DC charging is an expensive solution. A 60kW DC charging station shared among three vehicles will output 20kW per vehicle while a Level 2 AC…
Currently the Blue Bird Vision (Type C) and Blue Bird All American (Type D) are V2G compatible. Additional products are planned for the future. Check with your bus manufacturer for the available models and upcoming launch dates.
Evaluate your bus routes to determine if you will have sufficient time to charge with a Level 2 versus DCFC charger. If you plan on growing your fleet, consider future-proofing your charging infrastructure (bus battery capacities keep improving so your charging station power needs to keep up). Choose a charging station that goes beyond “dumb…
No, we can charge any vehicle that accepts DC fast charging, even if the vehicle is not V2G-capable.
A DCFC with V2G will help you save money in a more efficient, effective way through the precise control of energy flow in and out of a heavy-duty vehicle’s battery and to the electric grid; besides charging when rates are low, in certain areas, V2G allows vehicles such as electric buses to earn revenue by…
Nuvve developed and deployed a custom integration with select bus manufacturers that enables the bidirectional flow of energy between an electric bus and DC charging station using this type of connector.
While AC charging can be V2G capable, in the U.S., electric buses cannot use AC charging for full V2G bidirectional charging due to the nature of the onboard inverter.