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This requires the installation pace of passenger car chargers to double.
To keep up with this pace, grid connections can be overbuilt, with a mechanism in place to spread the costs, so that the operation can 'grow into' the required capacity within 10 years without requiring additional DSO work.
France 🇫🇷 is aiming to increase the number of high-power public EV charging points alongs the main routes:
By 2035
22,000 150 kW chargers for 🚗 at 900 motorway locations
8,000 chargers for 🚚🚛 (mix of 800, 400 kW and 100 kW for long-duration) at
560 motorway locations
https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/presse/plan-electrification-bornes-tous-grands-trajets-dici-2035
The Netherlands government is rumoured to be introducing an EV switch and old fossil car scrappage scheme for low- and mid-income households as part of its response to the fossil fuel price crisis.
Het kabinet werkt aan een subsidieregeling voor huishoudens met een laag- tot middeninkomen om een tweedehands elektrische auto aan te schaffen. Om voor de regeling in aanmerking te komen moeten ze wel hun brandstofauto inruilen. De regeling maakt onderdeel uit van het steunpakket en moet al eind dit jaar ingaan, zeggen bronnen tegen de politieke redactie van RTL Nieuws.
Yes, big batteries-on-wheels can also do #V2G.
On 24 April, there will be a live stream of a demonstration of a MAN electric truck doing bidirectional charging.
The batteries are bigger, the charging speeds are higher, and there are some interesting use cases involving depot charging infrastructure.
Get tickets to electrive LIVE - V2G in Action: 1. Live-Demo bidirektionales Laden bei Lkw, taking place Apr 24, 2026. RingCentral Events is your source for engaging events and experiences.
Perhaps when I eventually retire, I’ll write a book on the cultural history of German discount supermarkets and solar power as German export successes
Aldi Suisse has inaugurated 🇨🇭 Switzerland's largest rooftop solar installation, with a capacity of 10 MWp / 8 GWh, at its distribution centre in Domdidier.
Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
Although Volkswagen was the first German car manufacturer to release bidirectional charging functionality in their vehicles, they are now behind BMW, Mercedes and Ford (whose EVs use VW technology) in terms of announcing an actual charger and tariff bundle.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elli-vw_vehicle-to-grid-offer-activity-7450540124746059776-8pz3
These savings are aligned e.g. with BMW’s offer, although they assume up to 14,000 kms of ‘free’ driving
Zeit was the first to cover this news. Estimated savings are 700 € / year. (900 for new customers, but I don’t consider a switching bonus an actual saving…) - which Elli thinks would cover 10,000 km of ‘free’ driving.
https://www.zeit.de/2026/17/bidirektionales-laden-elektroautos-stromnetz-vw-wallbox
