Nissan and EDF Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the delivery of electric mobility together – particularly through the smart charging of electric vehicles. This agreement applies to the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Italy.
The agreement focuses mainly on developing smart charging solutions (vehicle to grid, or V2G) by bringing together technologies developed and out into production by both companies.
Smart charging refers to technology that optimises the charging or discharging of an electric vehicle in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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By GlobalDataAs part of the cooperation agreement, Nissan is responsible for the sale of V2G compatible electric vehicles, and EDF Group in charge of V2G charging solutions and related services.
Nissan said integration of electric vehicles into society is fundamental to its Intelligent Mobility vision with V2G technology offering significant benefits to electricity grids and providing new financial opportunities to businesses.
The automaker added it achieved record sales for both the Leaf and e-NV200 van in Europe last year as increasing numbers of drivers and businesses make the switch to 100% electric vehicles.
EDF is developing smart charging fully integrated products which include the management of the battery's charge and discharge as well as flexibility services to the grid available through storage.
They are carried by Izivia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EDF Group specialising in charging infrastructure, and Dreev, the newly launched EDF-NUVVE joint venture, specialising in V2G commercial products.
This latest agreement follows a previous partnership in the UK between EDF Energy and Nissan.
Signed last year, the two organisations agreed to collaborate around the development of shared offerings in the areas of electric mobility, smart charging, second life battery use, energy storage and renewable energy sources.
Yannick Duport, EDF Group electric mobility director, said: "EDF is building an ecosystem of innovative players by forming strategic partnerships for the large scale roll out of the best technologies to support our customers."
Beatrice Bigois, managing director – customers, at EDF Energy said: "Our customers are looking to us to help them transition to electric vehicles, and smart charging technologies are crucial.
"Our ability to offer our customers solutions that will help them to invest in electric vehicles and start to realise the financial and environmental benefits they bring is achievable through partnerships such as this."
Francisco Carranza, managing director for Nissan Energy in Europe, said: "This new partnership with EDF across four major European markets is another sign that our vision of an electric ecosystem is becoming a reality.
"Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits and opportunities offered by [EVs], and adding a V2G solution is a logical next step for managing their energy supply and opening new revenue opportunities."
Energy stored in a electric vehicle can be sold back to the grid by the customer, generating additional revenue to offset vehicle ownership costs.
The financial, environmental and societal benefits of V2G have made it a highly anticipated innovation in the market, but one which has not fully progressed to this point, the partners said.
"Today's new collaboration marks a huge step towards realising this electric future, creating a practical solution that benefits businesses and wider society alike," EDF and Nissan added.
