Featured Bi-directional Chargers - V2X technologies

How about powering the house when the utility is down?
Has that been done?
(I'm new.)

 

Toyota’s Vehicle-to-Grid Program with Oncor Energy Demonstrates Benefits of Bidirectional BEV Charging - Toyota USA Newsroom

Part of Toyota's V2G pilot Program but it's still in R&D. Like @kenmce said there are a lot of bugs to be worked out, especially if their second bullet:

• Providing Backup Power: BEV batteries, such as the pack in the Toyota bZ, can provide backup electricity for homes during outages. My question - What if the bZ doesn't have enough electricity left because of their 1st bullet:

• Enhancing Grid Stability: By enabling BEVs to supply power during peak demand periods, V2G can act like a network of “virtual” power plants, helping to stabilize the grid during extreme weather conditions.

The third bullet sounds intriguing but .....

• Offering Cost Savings: In regions with variable electricity pricing, customers can charge their vehicles during off-peak hours and use stored energy during peak times, potentially reducing overall electricity costs.

So do we get to charge them a Supply fee for using our battery and EVSE, which in this day and age isn't cheap and who gets to decide the cost for "peak" energy.

 

Tesla to do in some states. Yes it has been done by other makes.

 

ironic for a state that allows utilities to charge 40 cents per kWh, and offers no off peak discount in many areas

 

Remember the days when every EV maker promised their EVs would soon have 400+ miles of range and be fully integrated into your home power supply? After all these years that never happened and these clowns in Massachusetts must of not got the memo...

And how many people would continue to participate in the program when they start their day realizing that there EV no longer has enough range for their plans that day and they have to reschedule stuff while they wait for their car that they already charged to be re-charged again?