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What’s V2G and why it matters!

From IBT Times UK, they wrote about the use of V2G (Vehicle-to-grid) in a simple and easy to understand manner. V2G storage allows the smart grid to use EVs (and even hybrids) as batteries to store power at off-peak times and help power the grid when the demand peaks.

Top image: Paul Anderson via geographSource: The Green Living Guy

1. Power is generated from a renewable source, like wind, and transferred to the grid.

2. Electricity flows from the grid to EV batteries when there is excess capacity e.g. when the wind blows in predawn hours. The power flow is reversed when demand on the grid is higher.

3. Customers can control when the smart grid can access battery power from their EVs, which can put out enough power to run 10 houses, and even control how far the battery is discharged.


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