Motability permission query

MouldyOldDough

Will Motability allow EV’s leased from them to be used as power sources in V2L and V2G applications ?

Specifically to allow someone to run their property off EV power ……

Our Electricity use is low (Jan see below)

Would it be possible to run the house electricity 100% from EV power ?

If we also charged from Solar/ off peak - Driving very little (less than 5000 miles per year)

Mildly_Miffed

If the functionality is a standard part of the car, then how would they know and why would they care?

Grumpy_chap

As M_M has said, if you lease a car with V2G / V2L functionality as part of the standard specification, it is unlikely that the lease supplier could know about or prevent the use of that feature.

If it is a concern to Motability, they don't have to offer the choice of cars including those with V2G / V2L functionality.

I suppose the question could be re-phrased with any other feature of the car considered:

"Will Motability allow EV’s leased from them to be used with the radio on while driving?"

born_again

V2L will never power a whole house. Battery can not supply enough power for house. Max is a load of around 3kW -15 to 16 Amp at any given time.

V2G is not powering your house.

WellKnownSid

It'd be a lot more convenient (and if you have solar: sensible) to just to buy a battery.

Not being able to plug the kettle in because the missus has popped to the shops seems a wee bit daft ;)

Grey_Critic

Why not ask Motability?

MouldyOldDough

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81904778#Comment_81904778

You are probably correct - I hadn't thought of that…

MouldyOldDough

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81904623#Comment_81904623

I didn't realise that

Ectophile

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81904778#Comment_81904778

And vice versa.

Arunmor

The battery will degrade faster the more cycles you run through it so wouldn't be a free lunch. (Being a lease it wouldn't affect you) .

MouldyOldDough

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81907131#Comment_81907131

That's the reason that I asked whether Motability should/could be aware of my plans - but my plans have now changed due to the restrictions of amperage possible via V2G/V2L