El Cajon Valley Union School District’s fleet is the first V2G project to come online in the U.S. The eight electric-powered school buses can send electricity back to California’s grid and is part of a pilot project in collaboration with Nuvve, a local San Diego company, and San Diego Gas & Electric. The first-of-its-kind technology has a battery capacity of up to 210 kilowatt-hours – five times more than a typical electric car.
The bi-directional technology allows electric vehicle batteries that charge during the day to then discharge emissions-free energy back to the electric grid when it is needed the most.
This summary and image originated from a story produced by Rob Nikolewski of The San Diego Union Tribune.
