What is bidirectional charging?

Conventional EV charging systems only go one way – from the electric grid to an EV. A bidirectional charging system both charges and discharges an EV’s battery. This expands the value provided by EVs, turning EVs into “batteries on wheels” and enabling EVs to send energy stored in the onboard battery to the local utility grid or to a building.

Fermata Energy’s bidirectional charging platform utilizes a bidirectional EV charger with proprietary software to optimize and manage EV charging and discharging, so the EV is ready for driving when you need it and is able to act as a storage resource when the grid needs it.

Bidirectional charging is often referred to as V2X (vehicle-to-everything), which includes V2G (vehicle-to-grid) and V2B (vehicle-to-building) technology.