Featured in Outlook Obscured – 03-2025

The Smarter E: V2G: A paradox of plenty

The numbers tell a compelling story. With approximately 40 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road worldwide in 2024, mobile energy storage potential has reached an estimated 1.3 TWh, dwarfing the 360 GWh capacity of the world’s stationary battery energy storage systems.

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Tristan Rayner

05 Mar 2025

The Mobility House and Renault have launched France’s first V2G service. | Photo: The Mobility House

This vast potential of bidirectional, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging –where EVs supply energy to homes and grids – could transform global energy infrastructure. The e-mobility revolution could ease grid congestion and absorb otherwise wasted excess solar power.Few of today’s EVs, however, offer true bidirectional charging, let alone grid support. Widespread adoption faces hurdles, but the …

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