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Polestar Launches Vehicle-to-Home Charging for Polestar 3 in California

California rebates administered by the energy commission aim to cut installation costs for dcbel’s Ara home system.

Overview

  • The offer is delivered with home energy firm dcbel using its Ara system and leverages California Energy Commission rebates administered by dcbel.
  • Polestar and dcbel say customers could save up to $1,300 per year on charging and power essential home needs for up to 10 days during outages.
  • The V2H functionality uses DC hardware and is enabled for Polestar 3 vehicles built on the 400-volt electrical architecture.
  • California is the first market, no timeline is set for other states, and Polestar did not announce vehicle-to-grid capability.
  • In Germany, Polestar introduced a bi-directional-ready AC home charger through a partnership with Zaptec.