Bidirectional charging will enable customers to make their electric car battery available to supply power to the energy system and receive a financial reward for doing so. The joint offer consists of four components: an electric vehicle with bidirectional charger; Mobilize Powerbox, the bidirectional charging station; the Mobilize energy contract provided by The Mobility House; and a mobile app for individual control.
The Mobility House is already using the same technology stack as included in the Mobilize V2G service to facilitate smart charging programs, vehicle-to-building (V2B), and V2G pilots in the United States. It will expand similar offerings to more segments and regions throughout North America.
The underlying technology is composed of The Mobility House’s EV Aggregation Platform and EV Flexibility Trading. The Mobility House’s system aggregates the battery storage of the vehicles and trades their "flexibility" on the wholesale markets, serving the electric system and generating revenue.
The EV driver may decide how much battery capacity they want to provide via the app. They plug in their vehicle, enter the planned departure time and the desired battery charge level in the app, and the rest is taken care of automatically by The Mobility House's technology. The longer the vehicle is connected to the power grid, and the higher the percentage of the battery that the driver provides, the higher the earnings for the EV owner. The customer experience, and therefore charging needs, always takes priority.
