One application many electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers love discussing when touting their technology is the idea of using EV batteries as some sort of storage mechanism to help with stability and demand response.
To be clear, this technology is still a way off: the worldwide electricity capacity from vehicle to grid (V2G) systems is very small at less than 9 megawatts (MW) in 2013, according to Navigant Research data. But it will grow steadily over the next decade as car companies begin to redefine their value and experiment with applications.
“Large corporations and government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, are driving V2G development and laying the foundation for individually owned electric vehicles to participate in grid services in the second half of this decade,” said Scott Shepard, research analyst with Navigant.
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