V2L

Vehicle to load: the car powers a device through a socket, without the grid.

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Bidirectional charging · Stop 02V2L, V2H and V2G: what is the difference?Vehicle to load, to home and to grid: three ways a car can give energy back, and how far each reaches beyond the car.

V2L is between the car and a device, with no connection to the building installation and so no effect on the grid. No wallbox is needed, only a socket or an adapter on the car.

From “Each step adds parties”, stop 02

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  1. Bidirectional charging · Stop 08One evening of V2H, fully understoodThe evening in seven moments
  1. V2HVehicle to home: the car powers the house behind its meter through a bidirectional wallbox.
  2. V2GVehicle to grid: the car feeds energy into the public grid; because one car's effect is small, many cars are usually pooled by an aggregator.
  1. VDE FNN: Hinweis Bidirektionales Laden, version 1.0, February 2024: V2L, V2H in island and parallel operation, V2G, and the rules for generation units. https://www.vde.com/resource/blob/2303260/4430c923f56d66ba8f5b41ca5db2a480/bidirektionales-laden-download-data.pdf. Checked 13 Oct 2026.
  2. ADAC: Bidirektionale Wallbox: Welche Modelle es gibt und was sie können (26 June 2026): DC wallbox or bidirectional onboard charger. https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-haus/energie/versorgung/bidirektionale-wallbox/. Checked 13 Oct 2026.