#18 Matt Downie - V2Grid: EV's Powering Your Home & The Future of V2G

Most people still think of EVs as just cars. But what if your EV could also help power your home, cut your electricity bills, or even support the grid? In Episode 18 of The EV Charging Podcast, Jeff Sykes speaks with Matt Downie from V2Grid about the shift that could change how Australians think about EV charging: bidirectional charging. This conversation explores why the first real use case may not be chasing grid profits at all, but something much more practical — backup power, energy resilience, and getting more value from the battery already sitting in your driveway. Matt also shares what’s happening on the ground in Australia, what’s still holding the market back, and why fleets, councils and everyday households could all play a role in what comes next. In this episode: •  Could an EV act like a home battery?  •  Why bidirectional charging is getting so much attention  •  The difference between V2H and V2G  •  What’s already possible in Australia  •  Why outages and grid pressure are making this more relevant  •  Where Matt thinks the market is heading next