A Model for Cost–Benefit Analysis of Privately Owned Vehicle-to-Grid Solutions

Jesús Rodríguez-Molina, Pedro Castillejo, Victoria Beltran and Margarita Martínez-Núñez
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Jesús Rodríguez-Molina: Department of Telematics and Electronics Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, 28031 Madrid, Spain
Pedro Castillejo: Department of Telematics and Electronics Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, 28031 Madrid, Spain
Victoria Beltran: Department of Electronics, Computer Technology and Projects, Technical University of Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Spain
Margarita Martínez-Núñez: Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, Technical University of Madrid, 28031 Madrid, Spain

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-38

Abstract: Although the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is overall positive for the environment and for the sustainable use of resources, the extra effort that requires purchasing an EV when compared to an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) competitor make them less appealing from an economical point of view. In addition to that, there are other challenges in EVs (autonomy, battery, recharge time, etc.) that are non-existent in ICE vehicles. Nevertheless, the possibility of providing electricity to the power grid via vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G), along with lower maintenance costs, could prove that EVs are the most economically efficient option in the long run. Indeed, enabling V2G would make EVs capable of saving some costs for their vehicle owners, thus making them a better long-term mobility choice that could trigger deep changes in habits of vehicle owners. This paper describes a cost–benefit analysis of how consumers can make use of V2G solutions, in a way that they can use their vehicle for transport purposes and obtain revenues when injecting energy into the power grid.

Keywords: electric vehicle; vehicle-to-grid; cost–benefit analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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