vehicle-to-home Archives

Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Charging

Grid revenue fantasies holding back rollout of electric car V2G technology in Australia

Vehicle to grid technology is being held back in Australia by unrealistic expectations about the money that can be made from electric vehicles providing grid services, one expert says.

4 min

Australian winery readies to power cellar door with Nissan Leaf and V2H

A Nissan Leaf and a leafy vineyard in South Australia mark a major shift in the relationship between cars and buildings in Australia.

3 min

Most drivers want an EV in the next few years with V2L or V2G

Eight out of 10 Australian drivers plan to buy an electric vehicle "within the next few years", and want their car to be a battery-on-wheels.

2 min

2022 Nissan Leaf gets subtle makeover and new colours ahead of re-launch

Japanese carmaker Nissan slightly reworks its Leaf electric sedan, and confirms its arrival in Australia for later this year.

3 min

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.

4 min

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.

3 min

Audi takes leaf from Nissan, pursues vehicle-to-grid EV charging

New V2X trial from Audi puts it at forefront of brave new world where cars and homes meld together to supply energy to occupants.

2 min

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?

5 min

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.

2 min

EV News

Electric vehicles and stationary energy – lets embrace the possibilities

Emerging EV technology can provide both mobility and home energy for several days, and EV batteries can even ‘export’ electricity to other buildings or the grid.

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