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Energy management company Emporia Energy<\/a> is partnering with power electronics company BREK Electronics<\/a> to develop a bidirectional electric vehicle charger for the North American market. The EV charger would allow an electric vehicle to transfer power to the home and grid, regardless of EV brand. The two companies expect the charger to hit the market in 2023 at less than $1,500.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>BREK will develop the power electronics core and hardware, and Emporia will develop the connector strategy and smart home integration system. Emporia already offers a line of energy management technology products like level 2 EV chargers, energy storage systems and smart plugs.\u00a0BREK is reimagining silicon-carbide based power electronics technologies in a variety of applications, including solar string inverters.<\/p>\n

\u201c80 to 85% of electric vehicle charging currently takes place at the vehicle owner\u2019s home, so the EV should really be seen as an extension of the home energy system,” said Emporia founder and CEO Shawn McLaughlin. “This is critical to why we want to make a bidirectional EV charger readily available \u2013 being able to transfer energy from the vehicle back into the home or grid will enable widespread adoption of distributed renewable energy without taxing the grid, while generating substantial savings for the homeowner, but there isn\u2019t a cost effective option on the market yet. Our collaboration with BREK will create that option.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Energy management company Emporia Energy is partnering with power electronics company BREK Electronics to develop a bidirectional electric vehicle charger for the North American market. The EV charger would allow an electric vehicle to transfer power to the home and grid, regardless of EV brand. 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