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IAA Mobility 2025: Elli launches bidirectional charging pilot and starts recruiting

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Julia Pirlich
Julia Pirlich
Volkswagen Group Technology / Head of Corporate Communications (Elli)
IAA Mobility 2025: Elli launches bidirectional charging pilot and starts recruiting
A key component of the Bidi pilot project is a legally compliant 11 kW wallbox that connects the home solar system and the electric vehicle via a modular software platform developed by Elli.
  • Energy independence at home: At IAA Mobility 2025, Elli is launching a comprehensive pilot project for bidirectional charging of electric vehicles. This technology can reduce charging costs by up to 75%. At the same time, Elli starts recruiting pilot participants in Germany.
  • Energy market trading: In a follow-up project, Elli will make the energy stored in EVs available via a virtual power plant connected to the European Power Exchange (EPEX). Elli’s in-house trading team ensures continuous market access 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • Driving the energy transition in Europe: The goal is to integrate Elli-operated large-scale storage systems and bidirectional charging solutions into a “Managed Battery Network” (MBN). This network will help stabilize the use of volatile renewable energy and accelerate the energy transition across Europe.

Munich. At IAA Mobility 2025, Volkswagen Group subsidiary Elli presents a pilot project for bidirectional (“Bidi”) charging in private households for the first time. In the future, homes can be powered by EV batteries and the home’s solar power system.

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