August 26, 2022 – Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) car charging – often interchanged with vehicle to grid (V2G) – is being explored as another value proposition for EV owners. Fleet customers are a key market application for bidirectional charging.
The idea of using EVs as battery storage – for other outside uses – may sound simple, but it’s a concept still in its infancy and is one that will require the coordination of car makers, technology providers, utilities and regulators to work together to make bidirectional charging and discharging a common feature of owning and operating EVs.
Industry watchers expect more EVs to support bidirectional charging in the coming model years. Today, the Nissan Leaf is perhaps most widely available. However, a key marketing message around the new Ford F-150 Lightning is its ability to serve as an emergency home power source.
