Dear Tesla: An EV battery is a terrible thing to waste on only transport; like using an iPhone only for telephone calls. It is time for you to step up and help California’s Energy Resilience efforts. Make your cars bi-directional and help CA consumers, businesses and communities cope with PSPS and wildfire risks and contribute to energy …
School buses and NextGen EV OEMs like Lucid Motors are showing the next way for V2G vehicles. Nissan (worldwide) and other Japanese car companies (in Japan) have already had bi-directional power capabilities for many years mainly as a result of the great earthquake in 2011 But the leader Tesla… “Even though Elon Musk is lukewarm on V2G, …
It started with the idea – based on my almost 10 years’ V2G experience – of writing a number of posts to inform and educate non-V2G experts about V2G facts (not fiction). In the previous 9 posts I have covered a number of critical factors for V2G success and scalability. These posts have been visited more …
During the past 10 years of working on V2G, the question posed to me the most, invariably always centers on battery degradation. The good news: it is low We now have a much better understanding from simulations, laboratory tests and actual V2G commercial deployments. Nuvve/Nissan/Enel have deployed 10 Nissan e-NV200 EVs (24 kWh), 10 Enel …
Why V2G is gaining momentum (9) – V2G Battery Wear Read More »
Great news on the regulation front. California is leading the way towards E-Mobility. The regulatory rules adopted by CA will likely be followed by other states and countries. The “mother of all rules” for interconnecting bi-directional EVs (DERs) is Rule 21. It was enacted to cope with a large amount of solar being connected to …
I am happy to share that my previous company Nuvve Corp. was awarded 2 prestigious “Visionary Awards” at the EPIC symposium by the CEC. A panel of judges (see picture) awarded Nuvve the “Best in Storage and Mobility” category award for their work on the V2G EPIC project INVENT (Intelligent Electric Vehicle Integration) at the campus of …
Nuvve wins California Energy Commission (CEC) Awards at the EPIC symposium Oct 19 – 21 Read More »
Great news on the regulation front. California is leading the way towards E-Mobility. The regulatory rules adopted by CA will likely be followed by other states and countries. The mother of all rules for interconnection bi-directional EVs (DERs) is Rule 21. It was enacted to cope with a vast amount of solar being connected to …
CA has a goal of 5 million ZEV on the road by 2030 Assuming an EV cost of $25,000 (please Mr. Musk and VW); a 60-kWh battery and 10 kW charger. If these EVs were all bi-directional this would result in: * 300 GWh additional storage capacity (Today appr. 4.2 GWh energy storage is procured …
Why V2G is gaining momentum (7) – V2G Value to California (CA) Read More »
A major impediment for V2G has mainly been the high cost of infrastructure The good news: costs* are coming down fast 1. Infrastructure V2G DC chargers have decreased in price from ~$8,000+ to $2,500 (7.4 kW); V2G AC chargers (10kW-20kW) around $1,000 2. Energy loss First V2G chargers could have a two-way energy loss of 30% – …
For V2G to scale the economics for the players must be convincing. The potential for earning, saving money or improved energy resilience depends on geographic, regulations and tariffs. The earnings/savings can be shared e.g. with the EV owner to lower the cost of EV ownership. Some examples demonstrate the superior economics/value of V2G: Society Lower CO2 …
