Octopus Agile

Somebody

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81937250#Comment_81937250

I'm intrigued. Do you park you car in the garage? If it's on the drive, where is your Kettle, airfryer, microwave etc relative to the car's location? Is there a long lead from the car to your kitchen when V2L is in use?

NedS

What is the current status of V2H (and ultimately V2G). Is this established technology yet or still something waiting to happen?

We are thinking about replacing our car, and still no clue if we should get ICE or EV. V2H/V2G would be a major plus factor for me, but I wouldn't want to buy into immature technology a year or two too early before it's a stable reality.

We were at the KIA showroom recently, and were admiring their EV5 (which has a V2L 3-pin plug in the boot) - the salesman was telling us it's also V2H/V2G, but when I checked online it's only listed as V2L so I have no clue what or who to believe (only the larger EV9 top of the range model was listed as V2H/V2G)

QrizB

What is the current status of V2H (and ultimately V2G). Is this established technology yet or still something waiting to happen?

As I understand it, the standards have been ratified fairly recently (in the last couple of years), so we're now waiting for manufacturers to build compatible vehicles, customers to install compatible wall boxes and suppliers offer compatible tariffs.

I suspect (but can't be sure) that Octopus's pilot scheme with BYD uses the new standards.

silverwhistle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81937335#Comment_81937335

It's a bit of a jury rig, but on the drive with an extension lead through the letter box then tucked behind the hall radiator to the kitchen .. :-) When the price is 40p plus it's a big arbitrage opportunity and I'd rather spend the money on a better bottle of wine for very little effort! ;-) My GF is used to it, rolls her eyes a bit and avoids tripping over the cable! She enjoys the wine though..

I'm on my own so don't have to worry about appearances and I'm a very disorganised lass anyway, and a home battery would be difficult to install and justify when I've got 50kWh on the drive.