Batteries on wheels: electric vehicles could charge your home [Video]

With electric vehicle (EV) sales on the rise, there are concerns the energy needed to charge them could overwhelm electricity grids at peak times. 

A pilot project using EV batteries might just be the solution to powering our homes.  

Charging a car at home is currently a one way process. But what if your car could give power back to the grid when you didn’t need it.

This would allow cars to be charged at night when costs are low, then use the vehicle battery to power appliances at home during the day or even sell energy back to the grid at higher rates.

These bi-directional chargers are now standard on some models.

China’s BYD is a relative newcomer to the UK market but globally it is has overtaken Tesla as the largest EV manufacturer.

All the models at its Stockport showroom have two way chargers, though only the top ranges come with the necessary reverse cable. So far …