May 16, 2025: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is supporting a trial UK scheme to deploy next-generation vehicle-to-grid EV workplace charging using lower cost AC technology rather than DC.
Denbighshire County Council in Wales said on May 13 it is one of the first fleet depots to have new V2G charger installed under the V2VNY (Vehicle 2 Volume eNergy Yield) project.
JLR is providing prototype EVs for the project, which is being led by Hangar19, in partnership with UK artificial intelligence tech firm CrowdCharge and EV leasing specialist DriveElectric.
Hangar19 is a UK engineering company involved in the supply of EV equipment and specialising in EV chargepoint infrastructure. The firm claims to have developed the first multi-socket AC bi-directional charger on the market.
The V2G charging on the V2VNY trial is being simulated and optimized using systems from CrowdCharge.
V2VNY is also looking at how battery capacity can be used to improve how, where, and when energy is used, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and saving energy costs.
The council is using a Kia EV6 electric car with vehicle to load capability for the trial. The EV6 is tasked with a wide range of duties and has performed faultlessly to date, the authority said.
The trial aims to demonstrate a commercially viable way for fleet owners, businesses and EV drivers to save money and carbon, and for the UK to reduce the load on the electricity grid at peak times.
Hangar19 said V2G has historically only been possible with EVs featuring CHAdeMO (DC, or high power) charging technology, as featured on the Nissan LEAF.
Virtually all of the latest EVs now use CCS (DC) charging technology rather than CHAdeMO. V2VNY trial is harnessing AC bi-direction technology, which Hangar19 said is more efficient at low power and better suited for the use of V2G in a workplace or at home.
The project is backed with funding through the Innovate UK government agency from a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) net zero innovation funding pool.
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Martin Griffiths, fleet mobility lead officer for highways, facilities and environmental services at Denbighshire County Council with the V2VNY V2G AC charger.