Why Bidirectional Charging is the Most Exciting Climate Bill of 2023 Berkeley Senator Nancy Skinner's SB 233 would mandate capability for new electric vehicles sold in California after 2027
SB 233, a California Senate bill that would mandate bidirectional charging capabilities in most electric vehicles sold starting in 2027, just passed in the Senate’s Energy, Utilities, and Communications committee by a vote of 12 to 1 on April 19. Bidirectional charging turns electric vehicles (EV’s) into “power plants on wheels” that can be used