Eindhoven, Dec. 1, 2025 – Eindhoven is the second city in the Netherlands where share cars use Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. The collaboration between Renault Group, MyWheels, We Drive Solar and the City of Eindhoven allows electric share cars to not only drive but also return energy to the electricity grid. The principle of feeding energy back to the grid is a promising step that can combat the problem of grid congestion, makes the grid more flexible and contributes to a faster transition to renewable energy.
Starting today, the first electric Renault 5 E-Tech share cars in Eindhoven will start feeding energy back into the Eindhoven electricity grid. For this we are working together with grid operator Enexis, We Drive Solar, MyWheels and Renault Group. This year, 28 shared cars will be running in Eindhoven that can supply energy back. Next year we will expand this to 100 V2G share cars. Scattered throughout the city, we are installing 50 bi-directional charging stations, each with two connections.
V2G: driving batteries
Last summer, the first V2G shared car project took place in Utrecht. In Eindhoven, we are banking on the combination of shared mobility and smart energy technology. The electric vehicles store energy when the supply of green energy is high and feed it back during peak times. By deploying decentralized technology in a scalable way, the driving batteries help to balance the local energy grid and better utilize the capacity of renewable energy.
Grid operator Stedin reports positive results from five months of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging in Utrecht. With 50 cars in the evening hours, up to 300 kW of grid congestion was reduced and together over 65,000 kWh was delivered back to the grid. With the additional placement of 120 V2G shared cars in Utrecht this winter, an attempt is being made to achieve 1 MW of congestion reduction at several times by further optimizing the control. This corresponds to the peak demand of about 1,000 households during evening hours.
Incentive for sustainable urban innovation
Eindhoven is the second location for this innovative collaborative project. The city is strongly committed to sustainable mobility, smart infrastructure and energy management: themes that fit seamlessly with V2G technology.
Robert Strijk, Alderman for Mobility for the Municipality of Eindhoven, said: “The principle of electric shared cars that also return energy fits perfectly with our vision of a smart, clean and livable city. The technology promises a double win: sustainable mobility and a smart energy system. At the same time, we want to remain realistic and will investigate in practice whether these cars indeed contribute to grid balancing and lower car ownership. Then we can determine whether it works for our city.”
Laurens van de Vijver, CEO of MyWheels: “With the expansion to Eindhoven, we are taking another step in our mission to accelerate the mobility transition. Vehicles that drive and deliver energy is no longer future music but reality. This is how we solve mobility and energy issues at the same time.”
Marco Knoot, Marketing Director, Renault Group Netherlands: “With V2G Eindhoven, we are building on the success of Utrecht energized and, together with our partners, taking a new step towards a smart and sustainable energy system. Renault Group is actively contributing to this with our expertise in bi-directional charging as well as with the Renault 5 E-Tech electric – an icon of tomorrow that fits perfectly into a future where cars give energy back to the city.”
Robin Berg, CEO of We Drive Solar: “The launch in Eindhoven confirms that bi-directional charging is ready for application in every city. We continue to build a future where every electric car contributes to a stable and sustainable energy grid.”
