Australia’s Rectifier unveils first two-way electric vehicle charger
Melbourne-based company Rectifier Technologies unveils its first two-way EV charger, that will allow drivers to not only charge an EV, but also sell excess power back to grid.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Lucid Motors bests Tesla with fastest EV charging and vehicle-to-grid options
Lucid Motors reveals that its upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan will be able to recharge at 32km per minute and be able to discharge energy into the grid or home.
London bus garage becomes one of world’s largest vehicle-to-grid sites
A North London bus garage is on verge of becoming one of world’s largest vehicle-to-grid virtual power stations.
New UK report shows that EVs and renewables are the perfect pairing
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The road to bidirectional CCS electric car charging
With the fading of the CHAdeMO standard for DC charging, people are asking what happens to bidirectional charging?
Tesla’s switch on vehicle-to-grid technology is big news for clean energy shift
Potential for electric vehicles in clean energy transition is more than just zero emissions transport, and Tesla is now building vehicle-to-grid tech into its EVs.
Why electric cars may be smarter choice than home batteries
Electric vehicles will make more compelling purchase than home batteries, according to the head of new RACE for 2030 cooperative research centre.
Volkswagen wants to go head to head with energy providers on EV batteries
Volkswagen wants to tap a projected 350GWh of storage capacity in electric car batteries to compete with energy companies, but there is no official word on V2G for the ID3.
Electric cars may be able to support Australia’s grid by end of 2020
By end of 2020 Australians may be able to transport and sell energy using electric cars, transforming the humble runabout into a virtual power station.
UK Labour wants to trial vehicle-to-grid via 2.5 million EV loans
UK Labour plan to offer 2.5 million interest free loans for electric vehicles would facilitate trial of vehicle-to-grid technology.