Electric cars feed their electricity back into the grid when they’re not being driven

Can bidirectional charging of electric cars contribute to a sustainable energy future? Daniele Farrace, an engineer at distribution grid operator Azienda Elettrica di Massagno (AEM) in Ticino, has no doubts. He shows how this could work one day.

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“Anyone with an electric car should be able to earn money on the electricity market”

Mobility’s electric vehicles are designed not only to reduce the impact on the climate, but also on the power supply. Thanks to projects such as “V2X Suisse,” consumers are increasingly becoming active participants in the electricity market themselves.

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“V2X can make a significant contribution to the prevention of power shortages”

“V2X Suisse” has a vision, which is that electric cars that are not being driven should inject electricity back to the grid when needed. Working alongside a number of partners, Mobility has shown that the idea works in practice. Project manager Marco Piffaretti discusses the huge potential of the technology.

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“Knowledge about electromobility is surprisingly low”

The Swiss Federal Office of Energy launched the “Go with the Flow” campaign with the goal of supporting people interested in making the switch to an energy-efficient vehicle with an alternative engine type. In an interview, project manager and mobility expert, Jean-Marc Geiser, explains the misconceptions that still haunt the topic of electric vehicles – and why Mobility is the ideal partner for the campaign.

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Centimes for kilometres in aid of the environment

For years now, Mobility customers have been taking part in the voluntary “Cause We Care” initiative to contribute towards helping protect the environment. And the people of Madagascar are not the only ones benefitting.

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Goodbye Homo sapiens. Long live Homo sharus!

It is becoming ever more popular to share things, instead of owning them. As a result, Homo sharus is now rapidly becoming more ubiquitous throughout the whole of Switzerland. His preferred habitat is the Mobility customer portal, where, along with different vehicles, he can peruse and share various offers for bikes and camper vans, and even job adverts.

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Paradise is just a Mobility journey away

Many people dream of hopping in just to get away from it all for a while. This is exactly what our Communication Manager Jenny Edwards did – for one night at least. And she knows one thing for sure: her first spontaneous camping trip with Mobility certainly won't be her last.

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Ridepooling – introducing a new trend

E-driving services like Mobility’s i&any make it possible to share rides, reduce traffic and protect the environment – efficiently and conveniently thanks to algorithms and apps. Find out more!

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