Toyota is joining forces with Texas’ largest regulated utility to research a new technology that allows energy to flow from an electric car’s battery back to the electric grid.
Plano-based Toyota North America and Dallas-based Oncor, which operates the largest electricity distribution and transmission business in the state, think the project – dubbed vehicle-to-grid, or V2G – will hasten the adoption of electric vehicles, according to the companies.
The Japanese automaker wants its electric vehicle customers to be able to use their cars to power their homes and their communities or to send power back to the electric grid when it’s overwhelmed, said Christopher Yang, group vice president of Toyota Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions team.
