Transportation
China Seeks to Harness EV Fleet to Ease Strain on Power Grid
- Vehicle-to-grid charging trials to be set up in each province
- China has 24.7 million EVs, hybrids on nation’s roads
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China’s economic planning agency is setting up a nationwide test of vehicle-to-grid charging to see if the country’s massive fleet of electric cars can be used to smooth out peaks and troughs in electricity supply and demand.
Under the trial, all provinces will be asked to nominate one city to set up a V2G system — where electric cars can feed power back into the grid during times of high demand. The goal is to expand the scale of V2G projects and explore commercial models that can be replicated, according to a document published by the National Development and Reform Commission on Tuesday.