Now the new bi-directional chargers are coming on the market – off-grid car-owners can charge up in the city and download the power when they get home.…
Nissan’s electric car, The Leaf is being repositioned as a mobile charger for off-grid homes in Japan. Even grid-tied homes will be able to reduce their energy dependence via Nissan’s new Home Charging Unit will go on sale in Japan by mid-2012 the company forecast today at a car show in Tokyo.
There is a fair amount of greenwash in Nissan’s claim, but it is significant nevertheless because it is offering a way to import energy in your car, rather than have a standalone energy supply to each house with the additional infrastructure that requires. If anyone has driven in a Leaf please post your experiences in a comment.
Nissan says the average daily energy consumption in a Japanese home is around 10-12kw,…
