Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology will be developed by a five-partner project in Sweden, with two V2X demonstration charging stations constructed in Gothenburg.
Supported by the Swedish Energy Agency, the project includes electric performance car brand Polestar, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg energy grid supplier Göteborg Energi, charging solution provider CTEK and energy solution provider Ferroamp.
Over the next two years and nine months, the consortium will work to accelerate the deployment of V2X including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) solutions.
V2X technology allows EVs to act as power sources when they are plugged in to the grid. The vehicle can supply its stored energy back to the grid, much like advanced off-grid power solutions that currently utilise battery packs with relatively small capacities to store energy for later use.
Polestar’s head of research and development, Hans Pehrson, said: “V2X will really revolutionise the future of power grids all over the world.
“For example, a V2H solution could maximise the storage of local green energy and provide back-up capacity for peak periods. This is a step towards a world without the need for coal or nuclear power plants.”
