To help avoid brownouts and prevent excess carbon-dioxide emissions at various utilities in the state of California – as well as aid in its own goal to reduce CO2 emissions – Honda is starting a beta program for Honda Fit EV owners using Apple devices.
Called SmartCharge, the Honda program uses the Fit EV’s onboard telematics system and eMotorWerks’ JuiceNet software platform to compute optimal vehicle charge times. Charging will or won’t occur depending on a driver’s daily schedule, how much renewable energy is being generated and how much CO2 is being emitted on the grid.
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