British smart home energy technology manufacturer, myenergi has started development on what it believes is likely to be the UK’s first mass-market Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) electric vehicle charger that can integrate with the rest of the home, with plans to launch the new premium product in 2025 to coincide with many mainstream V2G-enabled electric vehicles coming to market.
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Best-known for its zappi, which hit the headlines as the world’s first solar compatible home charger, the Stallingborough-based tech pioneer plans to introduce the V2G EV charger to sit above the standard zappi in its product range. As well as EV charging, myenergi offers customers a fully integrated smart home energy management system, including installation. Alongside the zappi EV charger sits the eddi power diverter and the modular libbi smart home battery system.
Until recently, V2G technology, which effectively enables customers to discharge power from their EV battery either into the home or directly back to the grid, could only be achieved via very expensive DC bidirectional charging hardware.
Lee Sutton, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at myenergi: “Our purpose is to remove the barrier to a greener future and we see the current limitations around V2G technology as one of those barriers. By offering an innovative AC V2G solution for the home, we can bring this great technology to a greater number of customers.”
While DC V2G chargers have been significant in both size and cost historically, myenergi is aiming to deliver a new product that is much more attractive in both respects. And while the pool of vehicles that can truly deliver V2G charging has been limited to date, there is set to be enormous growth in the number of EVs that can offer this functionality to UK households.
Jordan Brompton, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at myenergi, added: “Sitting above the zappi in the myenergi product portfolio, our new V2G charger will prove the perfect choice for those who want to power their home using the available energy stored in their EV battery, as well as those who want to support the grid through attractive export tariffs. We know that vehicle manufacturers are pursuing the AC pathway to deliver V2G functionality, so we are confident that our new product will fit seamlessly into their development programmes.”
With operations based in the UK, myenergi is committed to delivering high quality, reliable and ergonomic technologies that help consumers to take complete control of their energy use. As well as streamlining energy bills, each myenergi device offers functionality to improve energy independence and reduces your carbon footprint.