UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’

<p>V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/oct/26/ai-cloud-computing-companies-guppy-level-death-elon-musk-stock-markets-dollar-oil-bond-yieds-latest-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Electric cars that can be used as “power plants on wheels” could be given government backing as part of plans under consideration to help UK manufacturers.</p><p>Ministers are considering giving manufacturers incentives to add “vehicle to grid” (V2G) technology to cars as part of its review of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/26/uk-carmakers-evs-automatic-charge-sell-electricity-back-to-grid-technology">Continue reading...</a>