Volkswagen and Elli Launch Vehicle-to-Grid Offer to Turn EVs into Grid Storage
Volkswagen and its energy subsidiary Elli are launching a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) service that lets EV owners sell unused battery capacity back to the grid, potentially cutting charging costs to near zero.
€700–€900
9,500 GWh
1 million
What Happened
Volkswagen and its energy subsidiary Elli are launching a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) service that lets EV owners sell unused battery capacity back to the grid. Customers can achieve significant savings on home charging and eventually make money by providing flexibility to the energy market. The offer is available for the ID. family, which has been bidirectional-ready since 2023.
“Electric mobility can only realize its full potential if it also makes economic sense for our customers. With Vehicle-to-Grid, we are delivering exactly that: significantly lower home charging costs – and, in the long term, nearly cost-free charging.”
“Vehicle-to-Grid delivers its full value only through the connection of vehicles, infrastructure and the energy market. And that is precisely why we established Elli as the energy interface within the Group. We are now taking the next step: connecting batteries, unlocking new value through aggregation, and making our vision of a 'Managed Battery Network' a tangible reality for the first time.”
€700 to €900EUR
in best-case scenarios, according to market estimates.
- Dynamic electricity tariff
- DC bidirectional charger
- Smart meter
- Digital app control
- Aggregation of vehicle batteries
- Access to energy markets
Why this matters
V2G allows EV owners to reduce charging costs and even earn money, while helping stabilize the grid by storing excess renewable energy – making electric cars a key part of the energy transition.
Terms in This Story
- Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
- Technology that allows electric vehicles to send stored energy back to the power grid.
- MEB
- Modular Electric Drive Platform, Volkswagen's scalable platform for electric vehicles.
- Bidirectional charging
- Technology that enables an EV to both receive and send electricity.
- Smart meter
- An advanced electricity meter that records usage in real time and communicates with the grid.
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