In Pictures: Australia Launches Largest Commercial V2G Trial With 130 Electric Vehicles in Government Fleet

The REVS2 trial will use up to 130 electric vehicles from the ACT government fleet to test vehicle-to-grid technology at scale.

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Participating vehicles will feed power back to the grid while parked, potentially generating revenue for fleet operators.

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The three-year project is backed by ARENA, Jet Charge, AGL and the ACT government.

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Fleet vehicles parked in depots like this will double as distributed energy storage under the trial.

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Australia's largest commercial V2G deployment aims to show how electric fleets can support the grid.

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Bidirectional charging hardware is central to letting vehicles both draw from and supply power to the network.

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The trial will assess whether parked government cars can earn revenue while plugged in.

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Up to 130 EVs will take part in the multimillion-dollar Australian trial over three years.

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Results from REVS2 could inform how governments and businesses deploy electric fleets nationwide.

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