Steve Letendre
Senior Advisor, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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In 1997, he co-authored one of the seminal academic papers introducing the concept of vehicle-to-grid power alongside Dr. Willett Kempton. Across more than two decades in distributed energy policy, he previously led regulatory affairs and strategy at companies including Fermata Energy and Nuvve.
1shows
1appearances
11statements
8resolved
8supported
0contradicted
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Everything Steve Letendre said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Letendre: Most new electric school buses are bidirectional capable
“Most all of the school bus electric school buses that are coming off the lines are bi-directional capable, and there are now several higher power DC bi-directional chargers that are compatible with those school buses.”
Letendre: 10 kW bidirectional EV charger can earn $3,000 annually via grid services
“In some jurisdictions where, ah, utilities are compensating, ah, resources for providing peak shaving in the 200 to 300 kW, ah, per season, ah, range. You know, for a 10 k, kW bidirectional charging system, you could potentially earn, you know, 3000 dollars pe…”
Letendre: AC V2G Will Likely Be Lower Cost for Residential Light-Duty EVs
“The jury suggests that for residential light-duty vehicles that the VDG AC will offer likely a lower cost option for consumers.”
Letendre: 10kW V2G grid discharging causes far less battery degradation than driving
“When you think about using an EV battery for traction in a vehicle, you know, you've got a 150, 125 kW, whereas if you're using it for grid services, you know, you're using maybe 10 kW through the bi-directional charger. So the rate of discharge and the impact…”
Letendre: EVs will be the largest source of grid flexibility
“There have been numerous studies that have shown that electric vehicles are the single largest source of grid flexibility that will be on the grid in the not too distant future”
Letendre: Tesla Cybertruck Uses AC V2G Architecture, While Ford and GM Use DC
“The Tesla Cybertruck V to G product is an AC architecture. So there's an onboard inverter capabilities and the Ford F- one-fifty and the GM suite of EVs that have V to H and increasingly V to G are based on that offboard V to G DC architecture.”
Letendre: Rivian R2 Will Feature Onboard Inverter for Bidirectional AC Charging
“Rivian has announced that they've got their R-II coming to market, which will be a BDG AC architecture with an onboard inverter”
Letendre: Full DC V2G charging installation costs $8,000 to $10,000
“Today, like a VDG DC system is gonna be quite expensive, around, you know, eight to 10 K for the full installation.”
Letendre: Ford and GM unlocked V2G via software after V2H rollout
“Both the Ford system and the GM system was originally marketed and sold for V to H, and then through a software upgrade, they were able to unlock the full V to G capability.”
Letendre: Nissan's warranty explicitly covers bidirectional charging with Fermata Energy
“Fermata Energy we actually worked very closely with Nissan, and Nissan actually Publicly stated in their warranty that use of the Fermata energy charger and bi-directional charging platform would not war would not impact the warranty on their product. So that …”
Letendre: Tesla Uses In-App Process for Texas and PG&E Grid Programs
“Tesla, you know, does have kind of an in-app process to participate in these programs. They're started in Texas. They're working with Pacific Gas and Electric in California to participate in their VDAX pilot program, and so I believe it is kind of a streamline…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Steve's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 CATALYSTLEDGER | Senior Advisor, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council | 1 | 11 | 100% 8/8 | full record on Catalyst → |