Researchers working to keep electric vehicles charging, even when the lights go out
It’s stormy and the power just went out. With no electricity flowing to your electric vehicle, you’re stranded for the night.
“It’s a double problem,” said Zhaoyu Wang, an Iowa State University professor of electrical and computer engineering. “There’s no electricity. And you can’t go anywhere.”
The federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation is asking Wang and his research collaborators to study potential solutions. The work will be supported by a two-year, $1.2 million grant. Research partners will also contribute $300,000 of cost-share funding.