Australia is moving rapidly to accomodate the uptake of EV's as batteries on wheels by rewritng the regulations concerning vehicle to grid.
As climate change exacerbates natural disasters, it is good to see electric vehicle owners stepping into the breach to provide backup power in an emergency.
Tim Washington, CEO of JET Charge, states: “The standard is one of the key roadblocks from a market participation perspective. The availability of vehicles and chargers are the others.” He and others in the industry expect that these changes to the standards will boost demand for V2G-compatible EVs and rooftop solar generation. They should make it easier to use the EV battery pack to power a home and also be able to feed the grid at peak times, generating an income for the EV owner.
Possible scenarios: I am a retiree with solar on the roof and a home battery. When the car is at home during the day, I can charge it using solar. If not, I fill my battery and charge the car in the evening. I own a Tesla Model 3 and so cannot export power from the car. Solution: buy a BYD — unless Tesla intends to move into this space with its more popular vehicles. Some cynical folks have suggested that Tesla does not do vehicle-to-grid because it wants to sell more Powerwalls.
“I think it will basically contribute to someone’s decision to buy an EV,” he said. “If it’s the same price for a hybrid or an electric car … and the electric car is capable of powering your house, then you are going to pick the EV.”
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