# Ford F-150 Lightnings are powering the grid in first residential V2G pilot

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- Published: 2025-09-25T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Ford F-150 Lightning – July 31, 2021. Photo credit: Xboxcarsforza1 via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Jonathan M. Gitlin. Ars Technica – September 24, 2025. The idea of using an electric vehicle’s battery to send energy from the EV to the electrical grid is not a new idea. Ars first covered the technology, known as vehicle-to-grid or V2G, back in 2009 when Ford and American Electric Power in Ohio started playing with the idea, although that pilot involved hybrids rather than battery EVs. A couple of years later, General Motors tried something similar with the plug-in hybrid Volt, and since then, battery EVs with much larger lithium-ion packs have gotten in on the act, although such pilot programs have invariably involved commercial EV fleets. […] Click here to view original web page at www.arstechnica.com Related articles: In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore – Canary Media When Will V2H Charging Really Take Off? – Autoweek Sunrun, BGE launch first US electric vehicle-to-home virtual power plant – Utility Dive Ford recalls 115,000 trucks over defective steering column. See affected models. – USA Today 115,000 Ford Super Duty Pickups Recalled over Steering Column Issue – Car and Driver