Is ‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time? 4/27/22
V2X charging, including bidirectional charging where EVs are both taking and adding energy to the grid, has long lived as an idea but through a recent DOE MOU with large OEMs and California utilities it has shifted into the conversation as a real solution. Nissan Leaf's have been capable of bidirectional years and now other OEMs like GM, BMW, VW, and Hyundai are saying their products will be able to do bidirectional. Bidirectional offers an opportunity for EVs to add power back to the grid that they are taking from, and grid stability is a key concern within EV adoption conversations.