A Rural Utility Just Put Truck-Delivered Batteries Into Service

A Rural Utility Just Put Truck-Delivered Batteries Into Service

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American News Group News Commentary - The bottleneck in American electricity is no longer generation alone. It is the queue. Interconnection backlogs stretch for years, transmission upgrades take longer still, and…

BMW, University Malaya Reuse Old EV Batteries For Campus Chargers, Rural Electrification

At the start of the year, BMW Group Malaysia announced that it was working with Universiti Malaya (UM) on research that would give aging batteries from the carmaker’s older EVs continued use. Part of this is letting these second-life batteries be used either for rural electrification or as an on-campus sustainable energy solution. Today, the two entities have announced the latter, with one solar-powered smartphone charging station placed at the …

BMW and Universiti Malaya repurpose retired EV batteries for campus chargers and rural electrification - SoyaCincau

BMW Malaysia and Universiti Malaya (UM) have begun rolling out on-campus mobile device charging stations. What makes these charging stations special is that they run on a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) utilising retired batteries from BMW fully electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. UM Sentral has been chosen as the first site for the charging station—a fitting location given its role as the university’s main bus hub. Equipped wit…