Government powers up funding for bidirectional EV charging projects

Michael Holder
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Government powers up funding for bidirectional EV charging projects

So-called vehicle to everything or V2X projects have potential to slash EV drivers' energy bills, government claims

Several innovative electric vehicle (EV) projects aimed at trialling smart charging systems that can both receive power and send it back to the grid have today been awarded a share of £4.8m in funding...

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