BMW and E.ON launch consumer vehicle to grid offer in Germany with €720 annual payment at €0.40 per kilowatt hour
By Eve
BMW and E.ON have made their vehicle to grid consumer tariff available in Germany, paying users up to €720 per year (US$850) for battery capacity access while plugged in. The offer requires a BMW Neue Klasse platform EV with 6th generation eDrive technology (starting with the iX3), an 11 kilowatt BMW Wallbox Professional bidirectional charger, an E.ON V2G electricity tariff and a smart meter. BMW states the €720 payment could cover up to 14,000 kilometres of annual EV charging.
Why it matters
The live tariff establishes a commercial template for OEM and utility V2G partnerships in Europe's largest car market, creating a potential revenue model for fleet operators and workplace charging hosts. Procurement teams evaluating bidirectional infrastructure now have a reference case for customer incentive structures and hardware requirements.
Source
- Original title
- “BMW launches ‘Germany's first’ consumer V2G bundle with E.ON, offers €0.40/kWh”
- Published
- 16 February 2026 (date approximate)
- Updated
- 22 September 2026
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- Topic
- EV Charging
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- Germany
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