Exclusive: V2Grid Australia pricing for first 50 bi-directional charger installs

zecar was the first to reveal the location of Australia's first public V2G EV bi-directional charger situated on Hutt Street in the Adelaide CBD - South Australia.

Now we can tell you that the V2Grid Australia team HQ will be also be located at that location and they have launched an early adopter program for the first 50 participants Australia-wide to register their interest and place a deposit for an install in early 2025.

Currently, V2Grid Australia is offering a 7kW single phase unit, with a 22kW, 44kW and 60kW being made available in 2025.The 7 and 22kW installs are focused on residential and fleet users. With 44 and 60kW expected to be used for public use.

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Australian electric vehicles with CHAdeMO plugs eg: Mitsubishi Outlander (PHEV) and Nissan Leaf (pure battery electric) are compatible.

Compatibility (or not) for existing Australian and new CCS2 port using EVs is expected to become clearer from early 2025 onwards.

Interestingly there is a picture of a Kia EV on the V2Grid Australia website which is perhaps a hint of more clear news in 2025.

Since the CHAdeMO plug quipped Nissan Leaf is the most commonly available EV in Australia that can immediately take up this bi-directional technology, this may temporarily cause a bump in the value of second hand Leafs on the 2nd hand market as buyers realise that they're getting a city runabout as well as home battery on wheels.

With discussion about V2G/V2H being a hot topic in Australia I wouldn't expect these first 50 spots to last long.

V2Grid Australia advise that:

"The pricing structure for the early adopter program is in two parts. The industry first hardware under V2Grid Australia’s IP is a fixed price and this is what the deposit secures".

"The 50% deposit is $5045AUD (ex GST). Then there is an install fee. The install fee is calculated based on the specific requirements of the home. Prices for install start from $2,500AUD."

This pricing may dismay some readers who were hoping for a really cheap V2G/V2H home solution, that is not a realistic expectation anytime soon.

I think the quoted price fairly reflects the real cost of developing, selling and then installing cutting edge technology in initially small numbers across our vast country.

As an example the Sigenstor bidirectional module costs between seven to nine thousand dollars roughly as part of a Sigenstor modular home battery system in Australia, depending on whether you chose the 12.5kW or 25kW version.

V2Grid Australia encourage interested EV owners to email them to discuss suitability.