Researchers at The University of Queensland are investigating possible uses for excess energy in electric car batteries, to potentially power homes and support the energy grid.
UQ’s Dr Jake Whitehead says that most electric vehicles are using less than 20% of their dedicated range energy, which creates a unique opportunity to export spare energy generated overnight using vehicle-to-grid chargers.
The study is looking at recruiting five hundred Tesla owners to participate, using the vehicles’ Teslascope platform to voluntarily collect driving data and analyse vehicle usage to see if their plans for V2G charging is viable for the future.