bidirectional charging
Bidirectional charging means your electric car can not only charge from the power grid but also send electricity back to the grid when needed.
Bidirectional charging allows an electric vehicle to both draw power from the grid for its own use and feed excess stored energy back into the grid, acting as a temporary power source.
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"bidirectional charging to the Neuerklasse vehicles so that's IX3 and I3 to begin with ... the BMW wall box lets the Neuer Klasse vehicles charge but also send energy back to the home not the grid"
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"...it's also got bi-directional charging, so you can do vehicle to home or power export from any of your devices."
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