V2H

V2H means vehicle-to-home: the EV can supply a home through suitable bidirectional equipment. It matters if you want the EV to do more than drive. Device power, home backup, grid export and automatic charger billing are separate capabilities with separate requirements.

How to compare it

Useful for backup and energy shifting, but requires compatible home hardware and safety isolation.

  • Identify the use case: devices, home, grid or charger authentication.
  • Check output power and socket type.
  • Confirm compatible external hardware.

What changes it

Bidirectional value changes with output power, socket type, inverter hardware, home equipment, tariffs, grid rules and manufacturer support.

  • V2L powers devices; V2H powers a home through proper equipment.
  • Output watts matter more than battery size for appliances.
  • Grid export depends on local rules, not only the car.

Common trap

You cannot safely power a house by improvising from a normal socket. Proper transfer equipment is essential.

  • The car alone is not enough for home or grid export.
  • Socket power can be much lower than the battery's stored energy suggests.

V2H: energy can leave the car

Vehicle energy can support devices, homes or the grid only when the surrounding hardware allows it.

V2H across EVRadar

Based on 1000 published cars

EVRadar has 1000 published entries for this field.