Enphase Energy plans to start manufacturing its IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform at volume in Q4 2026 following a series of successful product demonstrations.
IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform from Enphase Energy
IQ connects to the direct current port of an EV, charging the vehicle, while capable of providing home energy backup during grid outages. The bidirectional charger has been tested on U.S. and European EVs.
Throughout 2025, Enphase demonstrated the platform at multiple CharIN interoperability events across the United States and Europe. The company plans to continue participating in industry and interoperability events throughout 2026.
IQ is engineered to work with residential and light-commercial energy systems as single-phase and three-phase electrical architectures. It’s being developed with to follow bidirectional standards, including UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 in the United States; and open communication standards such as ISO 15118-20 to support vehicle interoperability and standards-based vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid functionality with compatible vehicles.
“Bidirectional charging only works at scale if it works across vehicles, homes and grids,” said Jayant Somani, senior VP of the digital business unit at Enphase Energy. “By building on open standards and actively demonstrating the technology across the United States and Europe, we are making steady progress toward delivering a flexible bidirectional charging platform that can support multiple markets as automakers enable these capabilities.”
IQ Bidirectional EV Charging Platform was first announced in September 2025. Limited pilot projects will be deployed before full commercialization.
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