Hi,

I recently became interested in electric vehicles and I have a question regarding vehicle-to-grid charging. As far as I found out, you need a car with a DC connector to be able to take the charge from the car and direct the electricity into the grid. Is there a way to use cars with an AC connector to power my home?Some sort of tool,perhaps?

  • DontBeMoronic@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Some EV come with Vehicle-To-Load (V2L) capability. They can usually provide up to ~3.5kW from a mains socket in the vehicle or on a dongle that plugs into the charge port.

    A few come with Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) capability. They can provide more power, tens of kW. They require a box on your house hooked into the breaker panel and plug into the vehicle charge port (like V2L but chunkier).

    If you just want emergency power almost all EV have a regular 12V car battery that an inverter could connect to. I’ve done this with my lowly Nissan Leaf and kept essentials (lights, internet, fridge, tv, device chargers) running through several power cuts.

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  • orangpelupa@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago
    • no, you dont need DC to take charge from the car and direct electricity to your house. you take AC off the car. search V2L
    • there’s V2X standard thats much smarter than V2L, so no need for a manual generator switchboard
  • Icy_Produce2203@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The Ioniq guy YouTube sets up vehicle to load sub panel and powers his home with his 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. I use my ioniq 5 at the tennis court and pickle ball court to blow off leaves and any standing water.