alt Hacker NewsThe success of V2H partially depends on it being a technology that’s not just for nerds. It has to be something where the user just plugs in to their house and doesn’t have to think about it. Their energy use is optimized and their vehicle is charged up for the next day.
The other part of this is that all these things sound great, but single family homes with cars as the primary method of transport is a losing strategy for global sustainability. The best way to reduce global oil consumption is to reduce the number of trips people choose to take with cars.
Electric cars, V2H, that stuff is all something of a band-aid compared to building infrastructure that makes it safe and convenient for me to cycle to work or take the bus.
Even in the United States where single family homes are probably more prominent than anywhere else, something like 40% of people don’t live in a single family home.
This is the real ultimate solution to energy security and climate change. However there are many entrenched interests behind car culture. Auto manufacturers. Auto parts suppliers. Car dealers. The banks that sell car loans. Car insurance companies. Oil companies. The majority of governments and voters are okay with spending trillions on highways, roads, and parking. But ask them to upgrade public transit into something useful instead of an awful quality social welfare service and the anti-tax forces come out in force.