Active managed EV charging and grid integration gains momentum

Utilities are moving to active managed EV charging, with LADWP committing $195M to turn 340 MW of peak demand into a dispatchable resource. Brattle Group study finds active managed charging doubles grid hosting capacity and cuts peaks by 50%, saving $400/EV annually. 32 states pushing legislation to enable utility control of charging. This shifts EVs from grid burden to grid asset, complementing BMS and V2X innovations.