Trial to Test Whether EVs Can Power Homes

An electric car and a bi-directional charger are to be used to power a ‘house of the future’ in a CSIRO trial in NSW.
Trial to Test Whether EVs Can Power Homes
A battery for a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is on show in the foyer of the Envision battery manufacturing plant at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, England, on July 1, 2021. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Electric vehicle (EV) owners are used to plugging their cars into their houses, but several trials are underway to test whether they can also plug their houses into their cars when needed. The aim is to determine whether vehicle batteries could be energy solutions for “homes of the future.”

The latest is a test of vehicle-to-grid technology by CSIRO, the national science agency, and Essential Energy in Port Macquarie, which is expected to continue until March of next year.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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