Renault Group, We Drive Solar, MyWheels and the Dutch city of Utrecht are to launch Europe’s first large-scale car-sharing service employing Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology.

Renault Group will supply 500 Renault 5 E-Tech electric equipped with Mobilize’s V2G technology. We Drive Solar will provide and operate bidirectional charging stations. MyWheels, the leading car-sharing platform in the Netherlands, will operate the fleet. 

Vehicles available through a car-sharing service operated by MyWheels, would use V2G bi-directional charging technology developed by Mobilize, Renault Group’s brand dedicated to new mobilities. It will be the first time V2G is employed across Europe. 500 bidirectional cars could provide 10% of the needed flexibility in Utrecht Region to balance solar and wind energy for usage during peak-hours.

The fleet could eventually feature the Renault 4 E-Tech electric, Megane E-Tech electric and Scenic E-Tech electric.

The use of Mobilize’s V2G technology will allow We Drive Solar’s public infrastructure and services to contribute to a more resilient and sustainable energy system on a large scale.

Starting in Utrecht, all new bidirectional public AC chargers would be rolled-out to support the V2G access toolkit provided by Mobilize.