A Tesla official said the company’s cars could offer two-way charging by 2025. Elon Musk tempered his remarks.
A Tesla executive said the brand’s vehicles will offer two-way charging within the next two years. It is a 180° turn for the company, which until now prohibited using the battery of one of its vehicles to power its home, under penalty of voiding the warranty.
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When asked by a reporter if his company still had concerns about two-way charging, Drew Baglino, vice president of Tesla, initially replied that the feature was never offered simply becauseit was not initially one of his priorities. Tesla has thus gone from startup to world leader in terms of electric cars. According to Me Baglino, as Tesla is changing its production tool for the new generation of 4680 batteries, the time has come to offer bidirectional charging.
Tesla’s cars could take advantage of two-way charging
It was at this time that Elon Musk intervened to temper the words of his subordinate. He said, “I don’t think a lot of people are going to use two-way charging, unless they have a Powerwall, because if you unplug your car, your house will be plunged into darknessand that’s not very practical.
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Two-way charging is a feature that is not yet widespread. Nissan offers it with the Leaf, among the production cars, and Renault is developing a V2G solution, For example. It will come in very handy in areas where there is no electricity or in the event of a natural disaster. We remember this Ford F-150 Lightning which provided 2 days of electricity to a household during the snowstorm that hit North America in December 2022.
Source : Electrek
