{"id":2444,"date":"2014-05-07T23:45:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T23:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2019-07-26T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T19:50:19","slug":"bmw-i-malibu-solar-carport-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/07\/bmw-i-malibu-solar-carport-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW i, Malibu (Solar Carport Demo)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solar carport charging BMW i8 PHEV sports car with World Team Now’s Founder Suzanne Maxx<\/p><\/div>\n

BMW chose Malibu to be their backdrop venue to showcase the BMW i series<\/a> replete with solar carport, charging hardware and software for their press day\u2019s ride and drive; see full photo story through album here<\/a>. I happened upon the festivities yesterday at Nikita Restaurant\u2019s parking lot and met up with lead BMW team members. The new BMW i8 PHEV sports cars and the all-electric BMW i3 are vehicles being marketed with the big picture in mind of climate action with support for the gestalt of a completely green conscientious lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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Representatives from BMW Corporate: Wieland Bruch, Corporate Communications Manager BMWGroup Nadine Alice Carl, Product Management Automobiles and Aftersales Project e-Mobility<\/p><\/div>\n

BMW manufactured with a supply chain consideration of a \u201ccradle to cradle\u201d intent to reduce carbon emissions, and ideally, optimize the choice to source \u201cthe charge\u201d from all renewable energy.<\/p>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Simultaneously creating carport shade and electricity from the solar glass roof supported by a steel frame, DesignWorks\u2019 savvy approach to BMW\u2019s solar carport uses sustainable bamboo-sourced carbon fiber, and the placement of SolarWatts\u2019 high yielding solar panels in a grid with space between the panels allowing some light to shine through, while the rest of the light is captured by the solar panels.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

BMW has put a lot of thought to handle many of the obstacles like range anxiety in the all-electric vehicle, which comes with options such as a trade-in for other BMW\u2019s on long trips and a charging infrastructure tapping into all charger locations, with software that organizes and allows for a universal payment scheme through BMW.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The hardware and software connected to the charger allow for intelligent communication with one\u2019s home as soon as the vehicle is plugged in to charge.\u00a0 Programs to support these initiatives showcase the BMW\u2019s service package 360\u00b0 ELECTRIC<\/a>\u00a0electrically integrated concept and BMW\u2019s various opportunities that came from partnerships with Schneider Electric and the Mobility House<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0MyGekko<\/a> provides the home automation platform that makes it all seamless. This integration supports what World Team Now refers to this as, \u201cconsciousness of energy usage systemically\u201d\u2014 which is more than just the vehicle sales. BMW\u2019s programs include i Wallbox Charging, maintenance, and other services, with the customizable intelligence to potentially turn on lights and other electrical devices, as soon as the vehicle plugs in the charge at your home or office.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There are many pluses, beside the vehicles themselves in the BMW i series, that could take advantage of the vehicle to grid connection with battery energy storage where the battery could be a back up for home\/office energy. Ideally, based on time of day and peak load, you might have the option to charge entirely from solar or a mix with the energy (ideally renewable) coming from the grid.\u00a0 In CA there is the option to arbitrage energy and sell energy back to the grid from the vehicle\u2019s storage during peak hours, gaining the charge off-peak, and saving money by making energy from sunshine.<\/p>\n

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BMW chose Malibu to be their backdrop venue to showcase the BMW i series replete with solar carport, charging hardware and software for their press day\u2019s ride and drive; see full photo story through album here. I happened upon the festivities yesterday at Nikita Restaurant\u2019s parking lot and met up with lead BMW team members. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70627,36501421,183866596,109347,15010454],"tags":[183866649,183866642,183866636,183866637,183866639,183866638,16897,183866648,183866640,378477,76801,183866646,183866645,68611,183866644,183866641,13570,183866650,183866643,20042446,183866647,183866729],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-2444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-energy","category-electric-vehicles-2","category-renewable-energy-2","category-solar-energy","category-world-team-now","tag-solarcarport","tag-360-electric","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-i-series","tag-bmw-i3-ev","tag-bmw-i8-phev","tag-climate-change","tag-cradle-to-cradle","tag-designworks","tag-electric-vehicle","tag-ev","tag-ev-charger","tag-i-wallbox","tag-malibu","tag-mobility-house","tag-range-anxiety","tag-renewable-energy","tag-renewable-energy-demo","tag-schneider-electric","tag-solar-carport","tag-solarwatts","tag-world-team-now","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11388,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444\/revisions\/11388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=2444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}