Rivian To Add Car-To-Car And Vehicle-To-Home Charging Capability In Over-The-Air Update | Carscoops

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Rivian To Add Bidirectional Charging To Old And New Models Via Over-The-Air Update | Carscoops carscoops

That could be useful during a power outage, but there could be more uses to it than that. Automakers claim that smart owners can use their vehicles to lower their electricity bills.

By using a vehicle to power a home when electricity is the most expensive, and then using the grid to power the vehicle when electricity is cheaper, an owner can effectively spread out their energy usage and avoid using grid power during peak demand, which could potentially help the entire system run more efficiently.

 

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More updates on your electric system on the way? tommolog Don’t expect to this be in any way compatible to the Ford system. But this is the pain of the early adopters. 🤷‍♂️

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