A nice reminder from Ember, using British data. Wind and solar are complementary. Our system works best when you have both, each calling on their own strengths in terms of generation patterns.
If either struggles to grow like it should, we end up with a more expensive, slower fossil phase-out
The press release mentions that, just a week after announcing its electrification plan, France is already revealing details of some of the measures involved. We all know that no government could develop such a detailed plan in a week, but this is how political communication works.
5.2. CapacitĂ© des gestionnaires de rĂ©seaux de distribution Ă satisfaire les besoins en raccordement Le SDIRVE-RRN a Ă©tĂ© Ă©laborĂ© en vue de permettre aux gestionnaires routiers d'anticiper les demandes de puissance sur leurs aires. ConformĂ©ment au nouveau cadre introduit par la Commission de rĂ©gulation de l'Ă©nergie fin 2024, deux mĂ©canismes sont mobilisables. Le premier consiste Ă faire une demande de raccordement classique, avec un niveau donnĂ© de puissance mais intĂ©grant dĂ©sormais un mĂ©canisme de rĂ©cupĂ©ration des puissances non utilisĂ©es sur une pĂ©riode de 5 ans au bĂ©nĂ©fice des GRD. Le deuxiĂšme, nouveau, permet de prĂ©voir une croissance progressive de la puissance demandĂ©e sur 10 ans grĂące Ă un mĂ©canisme de « montĂ©e en charge » dont les modalitĂ©s sont prĂ©cisĂ©es au sein de la documentation technique de rĂ©fĂ©rence d'Enedis, publiĂ©e le 3 juillet 2025. L'Ă©tude rĂ©alisĂ©e par Enedis a permis d'identifier une vingtaine d'aires pour lesquelles les dĂ©lais de travaux pour fournir la puissance 2027 prĂ©vue initialement par le gestionnaire routier pourrait dĂ©passer deux ans. Par ailleurs, une centaine d'aires ont Ă©tĂ© mises en avant car elles nĂ©cessitent deux Ă trois ans de dĂ©lais avant le dĂ©ploiement des puissances cibles Ă horizon 2030 ou 2035, estimation qui confirme l'intĂ©rĂȘt d'anticiper les commandes auprĂšs des gestionnaires de rĂ©seaux Ă©lectriques afin qu'ils puissent livrer les travaux en temps voulu. Sur la base de ces rĂ©sultats, les gestionnaires routiers vont pouvoir ajuster la rĂ©partition des installations de recharge parmi des groupes d'aires adjacentes et anticiper au besoin les demandes de puissances.
This requires the installation pace of passenger car chargers to double.
To keep up with this pace, grid connections can be overbuilt, with a mechanism in place to spread the costs, so that the operation can 'grow into' the required capacity within 10 years without requiring additional DSO work.
France đ«đ· is aiming to increase the number of high-power public EV charging points alongs the main routes:
By 2035
22,000 150 kW chargers for đ at 900 motorway locations
8,000 chargers for đđ (mix of 800, 400 kW and 100 kW for long-duration) at
560 motorway locations
In 3 years from now, the AC V2G will hopefully be fully standardised, including clarity on grid codes (technical criteria set by the DNO for connecting demand & generation units to the grid). Likewise, cars will support it.
Until that point, weâre either stuck with locked solutions, or DC.
The Netherlands government is rumoured to be introducing an EV switch and old fossil car scrappage scheme for low- and mid-income households as part of its response to the fossil fuel price crisis.
Have you seen these...
For new AC chargers, the price difference for such a V2G capable one is small. But existing AC chargers (or onboard chargers in cars) will not work.
An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station against a wooden backdrop. Colorful lines suggest energy transfer. Text promotes a new energy transition initiative from Elli, mentioning V2G technology coming soon.
A white Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle is prominently displayed against a purple background. Smaller illustrations of various electric cars are scattered around, with the text "Electric vehicles based on the MEB platform" above.
An illustration featuring a DC BiDi Charger and a Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW). The charger is on the left with a sleek black design and an interface for controls. The SMGW, depicted on the right, is highlighted with a wireless symbol.
Graphic highlighting a "Bidirectional energy tariff" with "Volkswagen Naturstrom" prominently displayed, featuring a modern, tech-inspired design in shades of purple and green. An arrow points right, suggesting further information or action.
Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
"Was lange wÀhrt, wird endlich gut"
Although it's relatively late, the good news is that it's available for existing VW ID. cars â all the other offers only work with new electric cars.
Yes, big batteries-on-wheels can also do V2G.
On 24 April, there will be a live stream of a demonstration of a MAN electric truck doing bidirectional charging.
The batteries are bigger, the charging speeds are higher, and there are some interesting use cases involving depot charging infrastructure.
Ga je mij nu lopen mansplainen?
Perhaps when I eventually retire, Iâll write a book on the cultural history of German discount supermarkets and solar power as German export successes
A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market
New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader
Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028Â â and it's already here
And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
solar roof on a distribution centre
Aldi Suisse has inaugurated đšđ Switzerland's largest rooftop solar installation, with a capacity of 10 MWp / 8 GWh, at its distribution centre in Domdidier.
www.aldi-suisse.ch/de/unternehm...
First power at Sofia wind farm!
That's now three of the four massive offshore wind farms at Dogger Bank generating electricity.
Dat is niet verboden.
Ja, leuke marketing maar hoogst onwaarschijnlijk dat je dat ook mag / kunt gebruiken. Grotere kans via DC.
Nee hoor, V2G mag gewoon in Nederland hoor. Zeker met een DC lader, daar moet voldaan worden aan dezelfde eisen als zonnepaneel- en batterijomvormers. Wat een rommeltje is, is AC V2G.
You canât retrofit an onboard charger to do that. And AC V2G is still not fully standardised with regulatory approval, so unlikely to scale.
Plus youâd still need a new AC charging box, thereâs not backwards compatibility in AC V2G.
VWâs target pricing is 2,000 ⏠incl. VAT, so 2,5 yrs payback time
Unlikely that those will be âmuchâ cheaper. And above all, unlikely that existing vehicles can ever be used for AC V2GâŠ
DC BiDi Charger & Smart Meter
They will install it for you. Sign-up starts in June, so they can begin installing smart meters (and start the process for collecting dataâŠ.)
Yes, so itâs good that users are now setting off to travel to that border! Then that discussion can take place too.
It seems to be about the vehicleâs lifespan, but no one has got that far yet, so what happens when that limit is reached?
Je kan in NL al zelf die bidirectionele wallbox kopen en aan de slag! Prijs is nu nog relatief hoog, maar zou ik de loop van het jaar moeten dalen naar ⏠2000 incl. BTW.
Zeit was the first to cover this news. Estimated savings are 700 ⏠/ year. (900 for new customers, but I donât consider a switching bonus an actual savingâŠ) - which Elli thinks would cover 10,000 km of âfreeâ driving.
Over 2 million Volkswagen electric vehicles have been produced, plus more under the Ć koda, Audi and Cupra brands. Nearly all of these have not previously been used for bidirectional charging, but could now be used for this purpose (at least in Germany).
Volkswagen has been close to announcing a V2G offer for so long that, had vehicles started using bidirectional charging from the time of the earliest announcement, they would probably have reached the 4,000-hour/10,000-kWh limit (that Volkswagen imposes on their ID. vehicles) by now.
Although Volkswagen was the first German car manufacturer to release bidirectional charging functionality in their vehicles, they are behind BMW, Mercedes and Ford (whose EVs use VW technology) in terms of announcing an actual charger and tariff bundle in Germany.
(Examples in this thread)
An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station against a wooden backdrop. Colorful lines suggest energy transfer. Text promotes a new energy transition initiative from Elli, mentioning V2G technology coming soon.
A white Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle is prominently displayed against a purple background. Smaller illustrations of various electric cars are scattered around, with the text "Electric vehicles based on the MEB platform" above.
An illustration featuring a DC BiDi Charger and a Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW). The charger is on the left with a sleek black design and an interface for controls. The SMGW, depicted on the right, is highlighted with a wireless symbol.
Graphic highlighting a "Bidirectional energy tariff" with "Volkswagen Naturstrom" prominently displayed, featuring a modern, tech-inspired design in shades of purple and green. An arrow points right, suggesting further information or action.
Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
"Was lange wÀhrt, wird endlich gut"
Although it's relatively late, the good news is that it's available for existing VW ID. cars â all the other offers only work with new electric cars.
