Vehicle-to-Grid
Stories tagged Vehicle-to-Grid.
Hyundai gave V2X one global name. The electricity market did not follow
AllDayEnergy will put Hyundai, Kia and Genesis charging services under one badge, but the first release exposes the harder problem: V2X still changes at every border, utility and wallbox.
PG&E's V2X pilot reaches 51 homes, but the approved-hardware maze remains
PG&E has expanded its bidirectional charging pilot from a near standstill to 51 interconnected customers. The fine print shows why turning an EV into a grid asset is still an installation project, not a feature toggle.
California wants 9 GW from parked EVs. Germany is selling the kit
GridLab says 10 percent of California's projected EV fleet could cover a third of the state's 2036 long-duration storage target. The cars that can actually export still come as a branded charger, tariff and app.
V2G's price tag is settled. The cars to collect it are not
PG&E is now paying up to $4,000 up front for bidirectional home charging and GM's own study values vehicle-to-grid at five to 15 times smart charging. The shortage has moved from proof to product.