What is vehicle-to-grid technology

V2G technology allows drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheap overnight, then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand.

UK ministers consider V2G incentives

The UK government is considering giving manufacturers incentives to add vehicle-to-grid technology to cars as part of its review of the zero-emission vehicle mandate.

How V2G solves renewable energy problems

If millions of cars can send power back to the grid or power a driver's home, it could help balance supply during still, cloudy or dark periods when wind and solar generation is lower than…

The carmaker credit system

Carmakers could earn a credit for selling cars with bidirectional charging, allowing them to sell another petrol car without facing fines if they miss zero-emission vehicle targets.

Critics say credits reward unused technology

Ben Nelmes of New AutoMotive said one or two credits worth around four thousand pounds each would hand manufacturers thousands per car for kit costing a few hundred pounds, even though few drivers own the…

“carmakers should only be rewarded if it's actually used, not just for fitting it”

Technology not yet proven at scale

Vicky Edmonds of the Electric Vehicle Association England said it is far too early to give manufacturers credits for a technology that has not been tried and tested at scale by drivers in the real…

V2G could provide massive grid capacity

Electricity supplied by V2G cars could add up to one point two gigawatts of power on demand by twenty thirty, according to the National Energy System Operator, growing to as much as forty one gigawatts…