REALLY Quick Charge: The Mobility House, V2G, and building up the grid

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dylan Gasperik from The Mobility House discussing V2G integration and its impact on the energy grid.

On this really quick episode of Quick Charge , we got the chance to sit down with The Mobility House North America's director of marketing communications, Dylan Gasperik, who talks ACT, V2G integration with Kia, utility programs, and how EVs strengthen – not weaken – the nation's straining energy grid. Earlier this week, The Mobility House and Wallbox successfully installed and interconnected a Kia EV9 and Quasar 2 bidirectional charger in a San Diego County home, representing the first residential bidirectional charger interconnected in the County and an important step toward the broader adoption of bidirectional charging in residential settings in the US. "This is an important milestone in the commercialization of vehicle-to-everything services for electric vehicle drivers," explains Russell Vare, VP of Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI), The Mobility House North America. "Many people don’t realize you need an interconnection approval with the utility, even if you only manage your home energy and never export power beyond the meter. We have accomplished this, and have gone one step further to enable the system to export power and realize the value of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)." Also…

People in this episode

Guest: Dylan Gasperik

Topics covered

• electric vehicles
• bidirectional charging
• energy grid
• utility programs
• V2G integration

Keywords

• V2G
• electric vehicles
• The Mobility House
• Kia
• energy grid
• bidirectional charging
• utility programs
• ACT Expo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Mobility House, Kia, Wallbox, Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI)

Products: Kia EV9, Quasar 2 bidirectional charger, Chocowatt Mobility House Chocowatt bar

Places: San Diego County

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