The Duck Curve#managed charging
Irish EV depots connect to flexibility markets; SPIRIT-E tests e-truck V2G
VIOTAS and partners are connecting An Post and DHL Express Ireland depots, with 211 EVs and up to half a megawatt of flexible demand, to Ireland's flexibility markets, and the TUM-led SPIRIT-E project fed power from a 480 kWh truck back at up to 350 kW. BETA completed 14 Florida eIPP flights, and on October 29, 2026 LiveWire reported substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
EV4EU V2X project ends; Azores homes cut charging costs 8.6% on average
EV4EU, an €8.99 million EU-funded V2X charging project coordinated by INESC-ID, closed on May 31, 2026 with a bidirectional CCS charging station prototype and pilots in Portugal, Slovenia, Greece and Denmark. Its Azores report puts the average household charging cost cut at 8.6%, ranging up to 14%; the EU's CORDIS summary of October 8, 2026 gives 14% as the average.
Renault and EDF plan EV, home charger and V2G bundles for French homes
Renault Group and EDF said on October 8, 2026 that they aim to sell French households an electric vehicle, a home charger installed by IZI by EDF and smart charging management through Renault Group dealers, with bidirectional services for single-family homes, and expect the offers to roll out by summer 2027. They put V2G savings at the equivalent of up to 10,000 km of driving a year but give no prices. Renault launched a V2G offer in France with The Mobility House in 2024.
Renew Home, now Everyday Electric, buys connected-car platform Smartcar
Renew Home renamed itself Everyday Electric on October 6, 2026, introduced a whole-home Everyday VPP with HVAC, EV, EVSE, storage and solar OEM partners, and said it acquired connected-vehicle platform Smartcar for managed charging in utility programs, without disclosing terms. It claims 6+ GW of capacity and a five-year goal of over $5 billion in household savings that counts avoided system costs for all households its energy provider partners serve.
PG&E and GM Energy bundle charger at no additional cost, $15 monthly credit
PG&E and GM Energy said on September 23, 2026 that their Smart Charge Bundle gives buyers of a new Chevrolet, GMC or Cadillac EV a GM Energy home charger at no additional hardware cost plus a $15 monthly PG&E bill credit through the EV Charge Manager program. The bundle page limits participation to single-family or detached homes with an active OnStar plan with location services enabled; as of September 23, 2026 PG&E's page for the general EV Charge Manager program calls that program fully subscribed, and neither page says whether the bundle track is affected.
