Study shows EVs can support Australia’s national grid during blackouts

About 16 EVs fed power back into Australia’s electricity grid during a major grid emergency in February.

The experiment formed part of a research project led by The Australian National University (ANU), and was the first test in Australia that proves a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system can support the national grid.

JET Charge partnered with ANU and Realising Electric Vehicle-to-grid Services (REVS), to establish the technology to discharge power from EVs into Australia’s national power grid.

ANU’s lead researcher Dr Bjorn Sturmberg says this is the first time in the world this type of V2G response to an emergency has been demonstrated.

Meanwhile, Nissan aims to launch affordable V2G technology from 2026, starting in the UK and expanding to European markets and probably other countries like Australia and New Zealand.

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