California Wants All EVs To Offer Bi-Directional Charging, Tesla Will Have To Adjust
6 May 2023, 18:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / California wants all EV models to offer bi-directional charging starting with the 2027 model year, putting Tesla in a tight spot
Ford F-150 Lightning Helps Ontario Man Keep the Lights On in a Snowstorm
28 Dec 2022, 15:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One Ontario man used the Power Pro Onboard feature of his Ford F-150 Lightning to power home appliances after a snowstorm left the house without electricity
EVs Help Keep the Lights On at a Dealership Following the California Earthquake
23 Dec 2022, 14:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Ford F-150 Lightning and a Kia Niro EV helped a California dealership keep the lights on after a major earthquake that left thousands without power
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 Gets Into Some Arctic EV Adventures, Reindeer Also Involved
16 Dec 2022, 14:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai’s Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) technology is at the forefront of the far North shenanigans, but reindeer are never far away - although this isn’t a Santa tale
Volvo Invests in Startup That Wants to Use EVs as a Virtual Power Plant
19 Oct 2022, 17:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That’s coherent with the company’s wish to offer bidirectional charging in its future electric vehicles, starting with the EX90
Volvo Says the EX90 Will Offer Bidirectional Charging
6 Oct 2022, 22:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In other words, it will draw energy from the grid but may also give it back with vehicle-to-load and vehicle-to-grid capabilities
Toyota and BYD Invade Tesla’s Business of Stationary Energy Storage
2 Jun 2022, 17:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While Toyota disclosed the O-Uchi Kyuden System, BYD just delivered its first storage station – the BYD Cube T28 – in North America
Ford F-150 Lightning Flexes Its V2L Muscles, Will Change How Homes Are Built
14 Apr 2022, 15:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has partnered with PulteGroup and Sunrun to build model homes that integrate Ford F-150 Lightning's vehicle to load (V2L) capability
Ford F-150 Lightning Gains Bi-Directional Charging Option With Charge Station Pro
2 Mar 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford's bi-directional home charging is now available to F-150 Lightning owners who opt for the Charge Station Pro at $1,310
General Motors Finally Trademarks PowerBase, the V2L Function in the 2024 Chevy Silverado
11 Jan 2022, 13:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors filed to trademark the PowerBase as a “power inverter for use in a motor land vehicle”. The feature will come to 2024 Chevrolet Silverado
Utrecht Wants to Be the Largest City Getting Electricity from EVs
10 Dec 2021, 12:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Using electric cars only for moving around would be a mistake with their potential to feed the grid and power more than only the wheels
Ioniq 5 Bidirectional Charging Opens Up New Possibilities for Off-Grid Glamping
27 Jul 2021, 09:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's a small revelation, but an important one: now you can use Hyundai's new V2L (vehicle-to-load) feature to go off-grid during the summer holidays
Ioniq 5 vs. Kia EV6: The Similarities and Differences Between Korea's Sister EVs
1 Apr 2021, 15:46 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / While they essentially share the same underpinnings, the two siblings have some notable features that differentiate them from one another