Other manufacturers provide bidirectional charging options, such as Ford’s Intelligent Backup Power function for its all-electric F-150 Lightning truck. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and 6 V2L also have a feature that makes them excellent camping companions. Tesla, on the other hand, is skeptical of the notion, instead promoting its specialized PowerWall battery backup system, which it expands to the size of virtual power plants.
The answer is simple for Nissan and Fermata. Fermata Energy CEO David Slutzky said in a news release that Leaf owners may “generate extra value from the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery” and that the charger can assist decrease the EV’s total cost of ownership by allowing the building to draw energy from it during peak periods. According to Slutzky, it might also assist decrease stress on the electricity system, which, although not now a problem, could become one in the future unless utilities and grid operators make the necessary expenditures.
