Over two days in July, the map of Nordic charging was redrawn. On 8 July, Finland’s Plugit acquired Helen’s charging business in Helsinki. The next day brought two more announcements: Statkraft and Eviny are merging Mer and Eviny Hurtiglading, and Vattenfall InCharge is buying Nima Energy’s Swedish fast-charging operation. It is tempting to read this…
Your electric car can, in principle, deliver power back to your home, to your neighbourhood, and — in theory — to the energy market. Not in the future. Now. The communication standards that make it possible are published and in use. The EU has set a binding deadline. Commercial services already exist in the Netherlands,…
The concern is understandable. You’re considering using your car as a home battery, or feeding power back to the grid — and then you start wondering whether that means losing your battery warranty. The answer is neither yes nor no. It’s a question of precision. What is a battery warranty, exactly? Most vehicle manufacturers structure…
Almost every day, I get questions about bidirectional charging. Some ask whether V2G is ready for the market. Others wonder if they should hold off on buying charging equipment. Some want to know whether a car they’re considering supports “V2G”. And some have just read that bidirectional charging will revolutionise the energy system — and…