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When electric cars power the future.

To drive the energy transition and expand renewable energy in Switzerland, new storage solutions are essential. One promising option lies in electric vehicle batteries. Charged when the wind blows or the sun shines, they could later feed electricity back into the grid or directly into homes.

In this series, we explore the potential of this approach — and the major questions that must be addressed to make it a viable solution today.

This episode shows how an electric vehicle battery could power a home for several days, demonstrating the practical potential of bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-home technology.

Production
Mehdi Atmani, Jonathan Lemieux
Research, scripting, and presentation
Manon Germond
Camera
Jérôme Piguet, Maxime Von der Mühll
Editing
Valérie Ciriolo, Lisa Skory
Animation and graphic design
Damien Wüthrich, Thierry Schwob
Sound design
Damien Wüthrich
Color grading
Thierry Schwob, Maxime Von der Mühll
Fundraising and distribution
Nadia Kaelin, Clara Marbehant
In collaboration with
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

This episode explains how electric vehicle batteries could help stabilize the power grid by feeding electricity back into the system when demand is high and renewable production is low.

Production
Mehdi Atmani, Jonathan Lemieux
Research, scripting, and presentation
Manon Germond
Camera
Jérôme Piguet, Maxime Von der Mühll
Editing
Valérie Ciriolo, Lisa Skory
Animation and graphic design
Damien Wüthrich, Thierry Schwob
Sound design
Damien Wüthrich
Color grading
Thierry Schwob, Maxime Von der Mühll
Fundraising and distribution
Nadia Kaelin, Clara Marbehant
In collaboration with
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

Episode 3 looks at Switzerland’s first real-world pilot of vehicle-to-grid technology and what it reveals about the future of energy storage.

Production
Mehdi Atmani, Jonathan Lemieux
Research, scripting, and presentation
Manon Germond
Camera
Jérôme Piguet, Maxime Von der Mühll
Editing
Valérie Ciriolo, Lisa Skory
Animation and graphic design
Damien Wüthrich, Thierry Schwob
Sound design
Damien Wüthrich
Color grading
Thierry Schwob, Maxime Von der Mühll
Fundraising and distribution
Nadia Kaelin, Clara Marbehant
In collaboration with
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

This episode focuses on the remaining questions and key challenges that must be addressed before electric vehicle batteries can become a widespread energy storage solution.

Production
Mehdi Atmani, Jonathan Lemieux
Research, scripting, and presentation
Manon Germond
Camera
Jérôme Piguet, Maxime Von der Mühll
Editing
Valérie Ciriolo, Lisa Skory
Animation and graphic design
Damien Wüthrich, Thierry Schwob
Sound design
Damien Wüthrich
Color grading
Thierry Schwob, Maxime Von der Mühll
Fundraising and distribution
Nadia Kaelin, Clara Marbehant
In collaboration with
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

In this more policy-focused episode, we examine whether market forces alone will drive the adoption of bidirectional charging in Switzerland — or whether targeted incentives and regulation will be needed.

Production
Mehdi Atmani, Jonathan Lemieux
Research, scripting, and presentation
Manon Germond
Camera
Jérôme Piguet, Maxime Von der Mühll
Editing
Valérie Ciriolo, Lisa Skory
Animation and graphic design
Damien Wüthrich, Thierry Schwob
Sound design
Damien Wüthrich
Color grading
Thierry Schwob, Maxime Von der Mühll
Fundraising and distribution
Nadia Kaelin, Clara Marbehant
In collaboration with
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
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