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Regulatory hurdles remain, but bidirectional EV charging is opening up as never before to consumers and municipal utilities. Marcus Fendt, Managing Director of The Mobility House, gives us the lowdown.
The groundbreaking charging technology enables electric cars to store and return electricity to the grid, potentially saving billions for both energy suppliers and drivers.
Electric vehicle owners in Europe could save between €450 and €2,900 annually by using both smart and bidirectional charging, according to a new study by Eurelectric and EY. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology will play a key role in unlocking these savings.
Electric cars can do much more than “just” drive quietly and without exhaust fumes. With bidirectional charging technology, they can store electricity and feed it back into the grid. The latest study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that this could save Europe's energy suppliers and motorists billions.
Electric cars can do much more than ‘just’ drive quietly and with zero emissions. They can store energy from prosumers or be part of the power grid. You can read more about this in our main article next week.
With Edison V2H, the manufacturer of storage solutions E3/DC now offers a bidirectional charging option for the home power station. The DC charging station will initially be sold in a small series via the partners' specialist partners.
The Spanish manufacturer Wallbox Chargers presents the new bidirectional charger Quasar 2. Based on the CCS standard, the wallbox was developed especially for the European market.
Bi-directional charging technology saves money, reduces the carbon footprint and makes less dependent on grid power capacity. This is shown by the use case of Wallbox Chargers in Barcelona as Daniel Utges, Head of Product at Wallbox Chargers, reports.
The BMW and Eon groups are currently investigating how an electric vehicle can be used sensibly as a solar power storage unit at home. The practical test should provide important insights for future products - also for smart meters and flexible electricity tariffs.
The dual-power capability allows low-power depot or home charging with high-power opportunity charging helping accelerate broader adoption of wireless charging sooner than expected.
The car becomes a mobile power bank when it feeds electricity back into the grid as needed. Bidirectional charging turns the charging infrastructure into an interface between the mobility and energy sectors. Power2Drive Europe will present Europe's largest range of mobility solutions in the renewable energy sector next week in Munich.
ChargePilot from The Mobility House is a combination of a charging and an energy management system, using both hardware and software.
Krannich Solar adds Sungrow inverters to its product range, new charging technology, solar power from the balcony and a shelter for large inverters. Here are our top products of the week:
