Energy market analyst Cornwall Insight has published a report finding that EV owners can reduce their electricity costs by 70% by exporting electricity through vehicle to grid (V2G) technology.
Indra, an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure manufacturer, has shared early results from its vehicle-to-home (V2H) trial showing that participants reduced their energy consumption during peak times by 100MWh.
A new legislation enabling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies to connect to the distribution has been introduced in Maryland, US, becoming the first state to do so.
Alex Schoch, head of flexibility at Octopus Energy, sits down with Current± to discuss the development of V2G technology, how it can be applied to the UK’s current EV landscape and what the implications will be once it is widely adopted.
The success of the trial between Octopus Energy and National Grid ESO, which uses electric vehicles (EVs) in the Balancing Mechanism (BM) hints that the integration could reduce system costs by almost £100 million.
The UK government has added an electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) project to its funding scheme focused on supporting vehicle-to-everything (V2X) projects.
Energy supplier Octopus Energy has launched the “first” mass-market vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tariff in the UK, guaranteeing free charging for its electric vehicle (EV) customers.
