B
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20%
20% -- bidirectional charging awareness rate for ICE drivers (2026)
20% of ICE drivers across five European countries know what bidirectional charging technology is.
- Refers specifically to knowing the technology, while an additional 32% have heard the term before.
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Value
20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,200
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
USCALE
Primary
Tier A
https://uscale.digital/en/2026/06/29/blog-bidirectional-charging-market-potential-v2g-v2h-v2b-and-bu… ↗
Source Article
Blog: Bidirectional Charging – Market Potential V2X
The Bidirectional Charging Study 2026 shows that whilst interest is high, willingness to buy is still low. So far, only one in six electric car drivers sees real added value.
5-Market bidirectional Charging Study 2026: TEchnology is ready, Market not yet
Power2Drive took place again in Munich during…
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USCALE
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Methodology
Survey; >1,200 ICE drivers per country as reference group
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ICE drivers: 20% bidirectional charging awareness rate. Source: USCALE (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ice-awareness-bidirectional-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ice-awareness-bidirectional-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- bidirectional charging awareness rate for ICE drivers<br><small>Source: USCALE (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ice-awareness-bidirectional-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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