We Drive Solar
V2G Car-Sharing for Grid Balancing (Utrecht)
Utrecht, Netherlands
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A shared EV fleet that doubles as a grid battery, easing evening peak congestion in Utrecht.
Extended description
We Drive Solar operates a fleet of shared electric vehicles in Utrecht equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bidirectional charging. While the cars sit parked for most of the day, they inject electricity back into the local grid, helping relieve evening peak congestion in the city's distribution network. Reported as the world's first V2G car-sharing fleet used as a grid-management tool, it shows how shared mobility and clean-energy storage can reinforce each other.