The electric car technology which could help you save £1,000 on energy bills

He continued: “The job of the platform is to say ‘well you’ve plugged in at 6pm and you want 90 percent by 7am, so I’ve got about 13 hours to find the right moments to charge.’

“When there’s an abundance of renewables, a lot of wind overnight for example, then the platform will instruct charging at those periods.

“In the case of V2G, when there is a lot of dirty power on the system, the price tends to be high, then the platform, provided it can, will push energy out of the vehicle back to the grid and provide support to the grid. Rather than burn an extra bit of coal and gas, it’s actually using the stored energy in renewables.”

This concept works similarly to the demand flexibility service that is currently being rolled out by the National Grid across households with smart meters, paying them to reduce their energy use during peak hours of the day to help prevent blackouts this winter. 

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1711439/electric-car-vehicle-to-grid-v2g-energy-bills-save-1000-national-grid-blackout