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UCS Report Finds Billions in Grid Savings—If Bidirectional EVs Can Scale in California

Introduction A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Harnessing the Power of EVs, delivers a compelling case for scaling vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in California.[i] Using detailed modeling in partnership with Evolved Energy Research, the study finds that managed EV charging can yield up to $11.7 billion per year in electricity system savings…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

V2G will likely not damage your EV’s battery!

Overview The article Quantifying the impact of V2X operation on electric vehicle battery degradation: An experimental evaluation in the journal eTransportation, addresses a key concern regarding the adoption of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies: the potential acceleration of battery degradation due to bidirectional charging. Since electric vehicles (EVs) spend most of their time parked, V2X applications—such as…

by Steve Letendre, PhD