New energy for Neue Klasse: e-cars as energy storage.
| Published date | 21 March 2024 |
M2 PRESSWIRE-March 21, 2024-: New energy for Neue Klasse: e-cars as energy storage
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Munich. BMW Neue Klasse models scheduled for launch in 2025 will be able to store electricity and function as a power outlet. They are equipped with technology for bidirectional charging - i.e. the ability to both accept and supply electricity.
With the latest design studies, the BMW Vision Neue Klasse sedan and the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X SAV, the BMW Group is showing what the next generation of core vehicles from the BMW brand will look like. They represent the range of technological innovations with which the company is showcasing its future viability.
With the world premiere of the BMW Vision Neue Klasse X, BMW is now announcing another innovation set to enter series production: the ability to charge bidirectionally. This technology makes it possible to use the high-voltage battery of an all-electric vehicle as an energy storage device and to return the cached electricity to either your own household supply or the power grid at a later stage.
This makes it even easier for BMW customers to actively contribute to the energy transition and promotes the sustainable generation and use of renewable energy. Functions such as "Vehicle to Home", "Vehicle to Grid" and "Vehicle to Load" will therefore be available to BMW customers for the first time. This move also underlines the ongoing expansion of the BMW Group Charging offer.
"We are constantly improving our range of charging products and services in order to maximise the benefit to the customer," says Frank Weber, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Development. "Starting this summer, we will be offering cost-optimised charging together with our partner E.ON in a number of markets. And with the Neue Klasse we will be taking the next step: bidirectional charging. Vehicle to Home and Vehicle to Grid, all fully integrated into our comprehensive charging ecosystem - BMW Connected Home Charging. Using the vehicle, the My BMW App, the BMW backend - plus a BMW DC Wallbox Professional and their photovoltaic system, customers will be able to control the energy flow in such a way that home charging is possible off grid at times. And, of course, they will also be able to lower their charging costs by feeding the electricity stored in their BMW back into the power grid."
Vehicle to Home: electricity for your household
In the technology's initial stage, bidirectional...
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