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V2G Intelligence offers in-depth analysis of emerging research, industry reports, and real-world pilot projects to unpack the latest insights driving the evolution of vehicle-to-grid technology.
The Huskies Are Warming Up: Why Connecticut Is Poised to Scale V2G
U.S. Department of Energy, Vehicles-to-Grid Integration Assessment Report
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V2G Grid Modeling Shows How Bidirectional Charging Drives Renewables Investment
November 18, 2025 Negative Electric Vehicle Emissions: Vehicle-to-Grid Can Incentivize Enough Wind and Solar Investment to Reverse EV Charging Emissions, by Jiahui Chen, Michael T. Craig, Jeremy Michalek, Matthew Bruchon, and Parth Vaishnav. Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2025). A Note from Steve When I co-authored one of the first academic papers on vehicle-to-grid…
SEPA Clarifies V2G Interconnection for Bidirectional EV Charging
November 4, 2025 Report: Interconnection Guidance for Residential Bidirectional EV Charging Publication Date: September 2025 Authors: Brittany Blair and Garrett Fitzgerald, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) As automakers roll out more bidirectional-capable electric vehicles and homeowners begin asking how to connect them, confusion has mounted about what’s required to safely and legally interconnect these systems.…
Understanding the Real Barriers to V2G Adoption in the U.S.
October 21, 2025 A new preprint study titled Electric Vehicles as Grid Resources: Barriers to Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) in the United States, authored by researchers from the University of Colorado Denver and North Carolina State University, offers one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of why V2G adoption remains limited in the U.S.[1] Although still…
The Biggest Test Yet: Massachusetts Scales Up Bidirectional Charging
Massachusetts is turning vehicle-to-grid technology from promise into practice. The state's V2X Demonstration Program, launched earlier this year by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), has entered its installation phase—and it represents the most comprehensive test of bidirectional charging as a grid resource in the United States. Over the next year, the program will deploy…
The Premier U.S. V2G Conference Is Around the Corner
The 6th V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum will take place October 21-23, 2025 at the American Center for Mobility in Detroit (Ypsilanti Township), Michigan. The Fall edition of the Forum is again being staged to bring together the leading minds and stakeholders in the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) ecosystem in the U.S. Shaping the Future of…
Doubling the Value: Why Bidirectional Charging is Key to Grid Savings
V2G News Intelligence highlights key new industry reports that help shape the understanding of the potential of bidirectional charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. This latest study, The Utility Playbook: Turning EV Grid Risk into a $30 Billion Opportunity, authored by ev.energy with research support from The Brattle Group, reinforces a key theme we’ve covered before:…
What Consumers Really Think About V2G?
Escalent’s 2023 EVForward survey shows strong curiosity but big education and cost hurdles for V2G adoption.1 Escalent’s 2023 EVForwardⓇ Charging Experience DeepDive remains one of the only sources of consumer-focused research on bidirectional charging (V2X).2 The study provides rare insight into how potential EV buyers perceive technologies like vehicle-to-grid (V2G), vehicle-to-home (V2H), and vehicle-to-load (V2L).…
Mapping the Innovation Landscape: What V2G Patents Tell Us About the Technology’s Trajectory
As vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology transitions from concept to commercialization, patent activity serves as a clear barometer of its technological maturity. A groundbreaking study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, titled “Vehicle-to-Grid Energy Technologies: Patent Landscape Analysis, Technical Updates, and Innovations Towards Sustainable Transportation,” offers the first comprehensive global analysis of V2G patent trends.1 By…
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…
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…
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