The Chinese government has announced a large-scale pilot project for bidirectional charging. The goal is to use electric car batteries to feed electricity back into the public grid during peak demand.
In 2024, Beijing promised to improve the interaction between electrified cars and the electricity grid. Today, things are becoming concrete. Indeed, the Chinese government has just officially launched a first large-scale V2G (vehicle-to-grid) test in the country across nine cities, including Shanghai, according to Reuters.
China accelerates V2G
Throughout April, tests will be conducted on 19 vehicles from 10 different automakers and 13 V2G charging stations from nine manufacturers. The tests (around thirty) will involve electric cars, buses, and trucks. The idea is to ensure electricity supply during peak demand.
The project also aims to reassure the country's residents about the potential for overloading the electricity grid due to the large number of charging processes. Shanghai, a long-time supporter of bidirectional charging, had already developed a plan to install 50,000 V2G charging stations by 2030.
The eight other cities involved are Changzhou, Hefei, Huaibei, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Chongqing, and Kunming. This test is intended to identify potential obstacles to the widespread adoption of V2G. In particular, a viable business model must be found before bidirectional charging can be deployed on a large scale.
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