Your EV isn't just a car — it's a utility
Your EV holds 3–6 times more energy than a typical home battery. EV Utility helps you charge when power is cheap and clean, then use that energy to run your tools, power your home at peak prices, and even sell it back to the grid — saving and making you money.
Free grid signal. Simple. No app download.
3–6× bigger than any home battery
A typical home battery holds around 10–13 kWh. Most EVs hold 50–80 kWh — three to six times more. You've already paid for it. EV Utility helps you put that energy to work to save money and make money.
Vehicle-to-Load for tradies
Run power tools, compressors and site gear straight from your EV — no generator, no fuel, no noise. Your ute or van becomes a mobile power station on every job.
Vehicle-to-Home at peak prices
When grid prices spike in the evening, power your house from the car you charged cheaply during the day. Ride through peaks — and outages — on your own stored energy.
Vehicle-to-Grid to earn
Sell energy back to the grid exactly when it's most valuable. Charge clean and cheap, export at high prices, and turn your parked EV into an income stream.
It all comes down to timing. Charge when energy is cheap and clean, use or sell it when it's expensive and dirty. That simple shift is what saves you money, cuts your emissions, and turns your EV into a real utility — and it's exactly what the free grid check is built to help you do.
Why EV Utility matters when you charge
The time you plug in changes your cost, your emissions, and your impact on the grid.
Lower your charging cost
Power is cheaper when the grid is full of solar and wind. Charge at the right time and pay less.
Cut your carbon impact
Charging when renewables are high means cleaner kilometres and far fewer emissions per charge.
Do your bit for the planet
Every smart charge supports a cleaner grid and a better future — without changing your routine.
Your EV is a giant battery
Soon you'll discharge power from your EV into your home when the grid is dirty (coal & gas), slashing your impact even further.
You bought an EV to make a difference
Cut fuel costs
Lower maintenance costs
Do your bit for the environmentYou can do even more for the environment when you charge — and discharge — your EV with EV Utility. By plugging in when the grid is clean and sending power back when it's dirty, every kilometre you drive gets greener.
Going forward, your home becomes a mini power plant. With solar, batteries and vehicle-to-grid, you can choose when to push power back to the grid — exactly when it needs more renewable energy — and earn money doing it.
Get yourself ready for the revolution.
Electricity is changing every hour. Your EV charging should too.
Australia is adding more solar, wind and batteries. That means the grid is not the same at 1pm, 6pm and midnight. Sometimes renewable power is abundant. Sometimes the grid is under pressure. Charging at the right time can help you:
Reduce your charging cost
Reduce your carbon impact
Use more renewable energy
Avoid peak demand periods
Prepare for future V2G income
The grid mix changes every hour
See how generation shifts through the day — and by state.
Illustrative profiles based on typical state generation patterns. Live values shown in Check the Grid.
How it works
One scan tells you everything you need to know.
Get your free QR code
Create a free EV Utility QR code for your home, garage or charger.
Stick it near your charger
Put it where you plug in, so checking the grid becomes part of your charging habit.
Scan before you charge
Open the live grid signal on any phone. No app download needed.
Charge cleaner
EV Utility tells you whether now is a good time to charge or if a better window is coming.
What you see when you scan
A simple traffic-light result you can understand in under 10 seconds.
Green — Great time to charge
High renewable power on the grid. Charging now may reduce your carbon impact.
Amber — Okay time to charge
Mixed grid conditions. Charging is fine, but a cleaner window may be coming.
Red — Wait if you can
Renewables are lower or demand is high. Charging later may be cleaner or cheaper.
The Australian EV market is exploding
Australia is moving quickly toward electric transport. EV ownership is expected to grow from hundreds of thousands of vehicles today to almost 3.7 million by 2030. Most EVs will be charged at home — so millions of households will need a simple way to know when to plug in, when to wait, and eventually when to sell energy back to the grid.
EV Utility is built for this next wave of EV households.
3.7M
EVs expected on Australian roads by 2030
42.7%
of Australia's electricity from renewables in 2025
4.3M+
Australian households with rooftop solar
The grid transition
Australia's electricity system is becoming cleaner, but also more variable. Solar output rises during the day. Wind changes with weather. Batteries store and release energy. Coal is becoming less reliable and will continue to retire over time.
In 2025, renewables supplied 42.7% of Australia's electricity, and battery capacity tripled. The best time to charge your EV is no longer just about convenience — it's about timing.
When you charge matters.