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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…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

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…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

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:…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

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).…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

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…

by Steve Letendre, PhD

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