V2G and V2X charging developments

Booming bidirectional EV charger market seen in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific (excluding China) bidirectional electric vehicle charger market is experiencing significant growth.

California schools embrace V2G tech for cleaner grid and revenue

California is piloting a US$3m project to integrate Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology with electric school buses.

Wallbox and Bidirectional Energy win California Grant for V2X Project

Wallbox and Bidirectional Energy have secured a US$2.2m grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for their residential V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) demonstration project.

Kaluza partners with Wallbox on advanced EV charging and V2X program

Kaluza has partnered with Wallbox to pilot EV smart charging and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers in California using dynamic tariffs.

House of Lords report calls for urgent change in EV strategy

In the UK, a House of Lords Committee has published a new report on the current state of the EV industry.

Fermata Energy announces integration with BorgWarner bidirectional chargers

Fermata Energy has announced the integration of its vehicle-to-everything (V2X) services platform with BorgWarner bidirectional EV chargers.

Taipower awards e-Formula and Nuvve with Taiwan's first EV V2G hub project for 95 EVs

Nuvve Holding Corporation in collaboration with e-Formula, a Taiwanese energy solutions provider, has announced the potential to launch the first V2G hub project in Taiwan.

Herbert Diess becomes executive chairman of the board of The Mobility House

Herbert Diess, former CEO of the Volkswagen Group, will join The Mobility House as the new executive chairman of the board.

UK Government funds project to show EVs are assets to the grid

A consortium of British companies has secured £1.34m in government funding to explore how electricity stored in EV batteries can be used to smooth out peaks in supply and demand on the UK’s electricity grid.

CharIN Testival North America 2023 convenes the automotive and EV charging industries to test equipment in real-world applications

Dubbed “speed dating” between vehicles and chargers, the second annual CharIN Testival North America 2023 replicated everyday driver scenarios to reveal where EVs and chargers fail to operate together.