Timothy Lipman, UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director discusses electric vehicle technology with the San Francisco Chronicle.
Current technology allows an electric vehicle battery to power a home for up to three days as long as it is capable of bidirectional charging. That’s what makes it possible to charge a vehicle’s battery and send its energy back to homes, businesses and the grid. Bidirectional charging is already available on some of the most popular EVs on the market, like the Ford F-150, and some of the most affordable, like the Nissan Leaf.
With millions of Californians poised to make the switch to EVs, now is the time to make sure as many of them as possible can help keep the lights on. That’s why nearly 200 organizations, led by the Climate Center, Nuvve and the Union of Concerned Scientists, are urging the California Legislature to pass Oakland state Sen. Nancy Skinner’s bill, SB233. This legislation will require most new electric vehicles sold in California to be bidirectional by 2035, laying the foundation for EVs to power homes and businesses, lower our energy bills, clean the air and make the electricity grid more reliable.
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