Overview
- Mercedes formally introduced MB. CHARGE Home Pro Intelligent on Tuesday with The Mobility House, selling an 11 kW DC bidirectional wallbox (ChargeLine Bidi) and a dedicated electricity tariff that remunerates owners per hour their car is connected.
- The offer initially supports the electric GLC and the new C‑Class with plans to expand to additional Mercedes models and to enable some vehicles via over‑the‑air software updates.
- Early-bird incentives for the first 500 customers include a reduced wallbox price (€1,990 vs. €2,990), a €250 public-charging credit and company estimates of about €500+ per year if a vehicle is plugged in roughly 12 hours daily with a projected four‑year payback under the launch terms.
- Use requires an intelligent electricity meter and must meet local grid and supplier rules; regulators’ recent MiSpeL guidance is cited as a key step that makes commercial V2G integration in Germany more viable.
- Mercedes positions the product around open standards such as ISO 15118‑20 for interoperability while several rivals, including BMW/E.ON, VW/Elli, Ford/Octopus and Renault, already offer or plan similar V2G tariffs, making this part of a broader market shift toward vehicle batteries as grid storage.