Thursday
April 24
2025

South Africa’s Zimi Secures $320,000 to Test Turning EVs Into Power Stations

By Sakhile Dube

Zimi, a South African electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions startup, has secured $320,000 (R6 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) to test its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a technology that lets electric cars send power back to homes, businesses, or the electricity grid when needed.

Photo courtesy of Kindel Media.

Source: TechCabal (link opens in a new window)

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Energy, Technology, Transportation
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e-mobility, renewable energy, solar