Fuel for nothing and your energy bills for free: that is the promise of vehicle-to-grid technology, according to Amber co-chief executive Dan Adams, who has been chasing its potential for a long time.

"I've been working in this area for 18 years and vehicle-to-grid technology has always been this mythical thing on the horizon," he says.

"It's exciting to now be at a moment that it is here and it's going to be widely available soon."

Vehicle-to-grid technology will connect electric cars to the electricity grid, allowing them to be used as powerful batteries in addition to getting drivers from A to B.

Two major energy retailers have announced trials of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in recent weeks, in addition to Amber's pilot program that will soon extend into another 50 homes.

Some

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