AvaDrive: A Blockchain Based Framework for Efficient Vehicle to Grid Management

Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely recognized as one of the most effective solutions for reducing oil consumption and lowering gas emissions. Furthermore, EVs can be connected to the power grid for charging and/or discharging, leading to a great impact to our society for efficient management of electric grid infrastructure. This paper investigates and discusses the potential integration of blockchain technology into vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems to address some of the challenges associated to its large-scale adoption. Specifically, we examine the advantages and security improvements provided by using Avalanche, a blockchain platform, within the V2G context. We also introduce AvaDrive, a decentralized application (dApp) we have developed to facilitate efficient transaction management in V2G systems.