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"Germany is set to open the way for bidirectional charging of electric
vehicles, which enables car owners to both withdraw power from the grid and to
supply it back when the car is idle, from 1 January, government sources told
Tagesspiegel Background.
As “mobile electricity storage systems, e-cars can make a huge contribution to
stabilizing the electricity system,” said economy and climate minister Robert
Habeck at the second European Summit for Bidirectional Charging.
“Their batteries can be used for intermediate storage of electrical energy and
thus create additional flexibility. This is a real win-win situation – car
owners can also earn money with it.”
Many EVs can already technically feed energy back into the grid but electricity
taxes and grid fees have so far meant bidirectional charging doesn’t make
financial sense for car owners, wrote
Tagesspiegel Background.
To encourage bidirectional charging, the German government is planning reliefs
on electricity taxes and a 60 to 85 percent reduction in grid fees, depending
on the EV owner’s contract with their provider, reported the newspaper.
Starting 1 January 2025, electricity providers will be obliged to offer
time-variable pricing. This will allow automatic charging of car batteries when
electricity prices are low, while energy can be fed back into the grid when
prices are high, wrote the media outlet.
Ahead of the summit, Habeck said European e-mobility industry representatives
have “made it clear today that they want to make bidirectional vehicles and
services commercially available from 2025 and have jointly developed the
necessary technical foundations and data formats.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
