V2X in US 2023
This report provides an overview of the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) landscape in California and the UK and captures R&I opportunities and potential challenges to working with California in V2X. There was a clear appetite by Californian organisations to work closely with the UK who are a leader in the V2X arena. The Global Expert Missions (GEM) recommends working with California to scale and accelerate market adoption of V2X technologies.
Abstract from outcome report:
Bidirectional charging technologies enable EV batteries to act as storage assets so that energy from the battery can power other devices when energy system prices are high, or grid supply constraints exist. Energy can be exported from the EV to a home, building, vehicles or the grid (Vehicle-to-Home/-Building/-Vehicle/-Grid) which can be summarised as V2X. The GEM mission to California aimed to understand the current V2X market, identify key barriers and opportunities and potential routes to collaboration to support sector growth. The mission met an excellent cross section of industry and public sector stakeholders in California which provided invaluable information and insights for future opportunities. Both territories have undertaken previous trials in the field and have identified challenges which have impeded adoption of V2X among consumers and businesses.
The UK has strong links to the US on collaborative R&I which offers opportunities for both UK and California to address these challenges together. There is a clear opportunity and benefit to working closely with California in V2X. Our findings indicate areas where there are shared challenges in equitable V2X rollout such as infrastructure for fleet, freight and domestic consumers, the impact on battery health and equitable rollout of public on-street and shared residential charging stations.
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The Global Expert Missions (GEM) programme is funded by Innovate UK and designed to build international collaborations with governments, societies, enterprises, institutions, and people from every corner of the globe. With global challenges requiring international perspectives, the programme aims to support the UK government’s ambition to be the international partner of choice and a global hub for innovation by 2035.