Volkswagen rolls out V2G charging for private customers

Charging Infrastructure Volkswagen Rolls Out V2G Charging for Private Customers

2026-04-17 From Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Volkswagen's private customers will be able to charge their e-cars bidirectionally from fall 2026. Ideally, your own car will earn money.

Volkswagen wants to fully integrate bidirectional charging into its e-vehicles for its customers.(Image: Volkswagen) — Volkswagen wants to fully integrate bidirectional charging into its e-vehicles for its customers.
(Image: Volkswagen)

Volkswagen wants to offer bidirectional charging for its customers from fall 2026. Together with its energy subsidiary Elli, the car manufacturer is preparing the market launch of a fully integrated vehicle-to-grid offering, V2G, for private customers in Germany. Anyone wishing to use the service can register for it from June 2026. The companies want to gradually integrate other European countries.

Earning Money With The E-Car

This creates a new offer for users: electric vehicles can become a source of income. According to Volkswagen, the potential in the market is generally estimated at 800 to 1,050 US dollars per year at best. Customers receive remuneration for making their vehicle battery available for energy trading. The remuneration is independent of trading success and, according to Volkswagen, is based on the flexibility chosen for charging.

The aim is to gradually reduce the overall costs of mobility—in the long term, Volkswagen calls this "virtually cost-neutral charging". Users should also benefit from receiving all the necessary components from a single source: dynamic electricity tariff, DC bidirectional wallbox, smart meter and app.

Drastically Lower System Costs

Vehicle-to-grid also offers considerable macroeconomic potential. According to studies, Europe could save around 25 billion US dollars a year in system costs by 2040. According to Volkswagen, around 9,500 gigawatt hours of renewable energy were recently curtailed in Germany. This could have powered around three million electric vehicles for a year.

The V2G offer is based on the MEB platform. According to VW, around one million vehicles in Europe are already technically prepared for bidirectional charging. With the upcoming ID software version 6, Volkswagen is extending the function to other battery sizes.

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