soon, you’ll be able to use bmw i3 batteries to power your house - home energy storage system
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more common, and the second use of battery packs is becoming more and more common.
Tesla's fixed battery pack with its Powerwall and Powerpack has caused the biggest stir in the energy storage business, but Daimler and Nissan have also expressed interest.
Now BMW has joined the gamewithan energy storage system developed in cooperation with Baker automation in Germany.
The opening of the electric vehicle seminar and exhibition on the 29 th (EVS29)
In Montreal, the system uses the battery of the BMW i3.
It will be in 22-kilowatt-hour and 33-
Interestingly, the kWh size is comparable to the battery
Package size for current i3 and longer
The range 2017 model will be available later this year.
BMW says it has enough capacity to operate "a variety of appliances and entertainment equipment" in a 24-hour home ".
The automaker also claimed that its system would be the first in the market to include "The secondBattery life.
These are old batteries that were removed from electric vehicles after losing too much storage capacity.
Even if they degrade too much in car use, lithium-
The ion battery pack usually has enough available capacity.
BMW originally only used the new battery and mixed for the second time
With the launch of life batteries,
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The storage battery pack can collect energy from solar panels that are usually dumped back into the grid and store it for later use.
Connecting the charging station to the system ensures that more power comes from renewable sources, reducing the overall carbon footprint of the car.
BMW's commercial release of the energy storage system was carried out after years of second research.
Battery life.
The automaker has been working on research projects in the United States since 2011. S.
Germany will test batteries in the field of energy storage.
It uses batteries recovered from mini electric vehicles as prototype vehicles rented to customers by the i3 pilot project.
Last year, BMW also signed a contract with Nexteer to provide batteries for its active energy storage test fleet.
BMW home battery when to market, or how the price, there is no news yet.
Like Tesla, BMW may seek commercial and home applications for its battery pack.