User Guide

Vehicle Make/Model

  1. Select a manufacturer from the dropdown menu
  2. Please wait a moment for the list to load
  3. Select a car from the list
If an error occurs, please reload the page or click the car again.
If you navigate away and want to go back to the car you previously selected, click the icon.
This field is required

Map

In the map section, please input your US ZIP Code in the text field. The map is there so you can ensure we selected the correct place.
This field is required.

Minimum State of Charge

Please input a number between 1 and 100. You may use either the slider or the text field. Please note that the slider may not work on all platforms.
Minimum State of Charge is the amount of charge each person, on average, wants to keep in their car at all times.
This field is required.

Opt-in Percentage

Please input a number between 1 and 100. You may use either the slider or the text field. Please note that the slider may not work on all platforms.
Opt-in percentage is the proportion of people living in the selected ZIP code who join a V2G program there.
This field is required.

ROI

In Organizer view, this number is the ROI for a whole V2G system within a ZIP code.

In Individual view, this number is the expected bonus for one person who joins a V2G program in their community.
This is a calculated value.

Max Energy

This number is the maximum cumulative amount of energy stored in every person's car within the selected ZIP code.
This calculated value is only shown in Organizer view.

Money Saved Per Month

This graph shows how much money a community can expect to save each season while using V2G.
This graph is influenced by your input.

Fleet Availability/Time

In Present view, this graph shows what percentage of a V2G fleet would be available (on average) during every hour of the day. In Future view, this graph shows the same availability as it is predicted to be years in the future.
This graph is not influenced by your input.