Bi-Directional Charging: Why You Need It | EV Basics

What the heck is bi-directional charging? Well, it's a feature that a lot of drivers don’t understand – or even know about – but it’s a technology you’re going to want in your electric car or truck. In this episode of EV Basics, we’ll explain what it is, what’s good about it, and some cons to be aware of.

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0:00 Introduction
0:33 What is Bi-Directional Charging?
1:05 Why Would You Want It?
2:05 What About Whole House Generators?
3:05 Wireless Charging
3:56 Potential Downsides
5:25 Conclusion

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[quasimodo]

Do you think the Bi-directional charger from Enphase would work with Ecoflow Delta Pro with the X-stream connector?

[ronaldvanengen]

All that extra expense just get the genrac and save the hassle ❤🎉😊

[horsepowerandtalk]

Is Ford's 80 Amp charger you showed 240 Volts? It had a CCS plug.

[martingargas]

What happens if i put a 14-50 in my garage for level 2 charging. Then the power goes out and I shut off the main breaker isolating the house from the grid. Can I then feed electricity through that? 1450 outlet to power the house? Better yet can I just if properly wired, use it as the AC input on my solar inverter to charge my house batteries should they go too low?

[edwardbrown]

Well, I found one that I haven't seen. Actually, it looks kinda familiar, that Chad emo. Or have you had him in other videos? Again, though, my favorite nerd is hosting, so of course, I will continue 😊

[jas]

Does the Honda Clarity support bidirectional charging?

[AIcrg]

So I use my EV to power my house for 3 days after a major weather event knocks out power for millions of people in my area and then on day 4 with no power, my EV battery is dead and i can't go anywhere. Bad plan.

[quantum]

i may have another problem with bidirectional charging in the future
i live in Australia, and I'm on single phase which limits my total inverting capacity to 10kw and limits my export to 5kw
i already have a 10kw of inverting form solar so, if i add a bidirectional charger, it will more then likely be classed as, adding another inverter pushing my over the 10kw limit
this is one of the biggest problems with standalone ac couple battery storage systems, you end up needing an inverter for your solar array and an inverter for your battery backup, battery coupled solar inverters don't have this issue since, they can invert and charge batteries at the same time, letting you have a larger solar array, but you can also use the same 5kw inverter for solar or battery inverting
so I'm kind of left with 2 options, yeet one of my solar inverters and replace it with an inverter that can plug into a tesla, or upgrade to a 3 phase grid connection, not sure what the best option will be but, i have a few years to wait before i need to deal with this issue, hopefully some good options will come onto the market for what i want

[johngee]

Who do you go to to buy the extra equipment and its installation? I’m guessing that your typical electrician has no clue.

[josegonzalez-wiuy]

v2g is what we need tesla needs to get in the game

[stephenbrickwood]

Most vehicles drive building to building.
Most vehicles are parked 23hrs every day.

Most BVs oversized battery can be topped up daily on trickle currents.

V2G selfparking selfplug-in BVs will be able to bumper plug-in to a $60 wall outlet at every buildings carpark space, ezi pezi.
Trickle currents all day long and all night long ezi pezi.

Rooftop PV panels shading hot rooftops all day long in warming latitudes. What could be better ??

[Danny-unlh]

most electricity to a home comes from fossil fuels... which isn't clean..