Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) is following Nissan with a new Dendo Drive House (DDH) package which connects car, building and electricity grid.
Unveiled at the 2019 Geneva show last month, DDH is an 'eco-system' for home and vehicle to generate, store, and share power, making the car part of the energy infrastructure.
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Retail sales start in Japan and Europe this year.
MMC said DDH benefits from real-life EV usage and behaviour intelligence gathered worldwide from 190,000 Outlander PHEV customers and also from several V2X and EV pilot projects.
Using V2X compatibility, DDH is a packaged system comprising the EV or PHEV vehicle, a bi-directional charger, solar panels, home battery and a Home Energy Management System (HEMS). It is designed for home use but could be expanded to corporate or industrial facilities.
DDH will be offered by dealerships – making it easier for customers to order – bundling together the sale, installation and maintenance of the system components. Some aspects of installation and upkeep may be contracted out, depending on market.
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By GlobalDataDDH allows customers to charge their vehicle at home using sustainable solar-generated power, and also to supply electricity from their EV/PHEV to their homes.
Energy costs can be reduced by using solar panels by day to charge the EV/PHEV and domestic storage batteries while night power costs can be reduced by using the bi-directional charger to supply power from the EV/PHEV.
Solar panels can also power domestic appliances, of course.
