Batteries on wheels will change the grid and the way we use...

Batteries on wheels will change the grid and the way we use electricity;

The co-founder of Australia’s Tritium, a global leader in the electric vehicle fast-charging market, warns that energy utilities could be caught out if they fail to adapt to the possibilities of vehicle-to-grid charging technology; 

Either way, says James Kennedy, the chief technology officer of the Brisbane-based Tritium, the electricity grid will never be the same;

“As soon as the market goes bi-directional, it opens up a host of possibilities,” says Kennedy. Tritium has so far concentrated on fast-charging infrastructure, but is also eyeing the home charging market if bi-directional charging becomes the norm;

“People underestimate how much energy is in their vehicles,” whether it is a petrol car an electric one, Kennedy says in an interview on The Driven podcast;

“Some of this sounds science fiction but the reality is that it is probably just a few years away. If you look at the rate of progress in battery chemistry … this is going to happen, just a matter of when

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