Post by Electric Vehicle Council

Breaking news and a major milestone for Australia’s EV future! Hyundai Motor Company Australia and StarCharge have successfully completed Australia’s first Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) discharge using the ISO 15118-20 communication standard. The milestone pairs a Hyundai IONIQ 9 with the StarCharge Halo 7.4 kW bidirectional DC charger, demonstrating the progress being made towards a future where EVs can do more than move people — they can support homes, businesses and the electricity grid. Using the ISO 15118-20 standard provides the secure, interoperable foundation needed to scale bidirectional charging technologies, including Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) applications. Congratulations to our members Hyundai Motor Company Australia and StarCharge on this important achievement and for helping to build the standards-based pathway needed for Australia’s next phase of electrification. As EV adoption accelerates, innovations like V2G will play an important role in unlocking the full value of electric vehicles — not only as a transport solution, but as an integral part of our future energy system. Scott Nargar Austin Luo Julie Delvecchio Alina Dini, Ph.D. Aman Gaur Umair Afzal Mark Stephens Bjorn (BJ) Siem Cameron Rimington Jessop Tiedeken #ElectricVehicles #EVs #V2G #SmartCharging #EVCharging #FutureMobility #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #TransportElectrification