Plugged In

Environment

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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