Companies will co-develop the platform connecting Hyundai and Kia vehicles with energy services, starting with smart charging and building toward bidirectional capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO and SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WeaveGrid today announced its partnership with Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) for EV smart charging (V1G) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services in North America. WeaveGrid will power the platform that connects Hyundai and Kia vehicles with energy services in the United States. The two companies are developing and expanding smart charging and energy services to be available later to drivers through the myHyundai App and Kia Access App.

Hyundai Motor Group enters the partnership as one of the auto industry’s electrification leaders. Most of the Group’s U.S. EV lineup is built on its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which was engineered for bidirectional charging. Hyundai and Kia have already shown what design makes possible, from vehicle-to-load on the IONIQ 5 and EV6 to home backup power for the Kia EV9.

One Platform From the Vehicle to the Grid

Drivers will manage smart charging (V1G) from the app they already use. They set a departure time and charge level, and the platform shifts charging to lower-cost hours that also support the local grid. Behind the scenes, WeaveGrid’s direct, authorized integration gives utilities reliable charging and battery data across models while protecting vehicle cybersecurity and driver privacy. The companies will also collaborate on interoperable system designs, to support new vehicles, new program types, and bidirectional services in the future.

Building Toward Bidirectional Energy Services

As bidirectional hardware, interconnection rules, and utility program designs evolve, the companies plan to extend the platform to V2G services. Each Hyundai and Kia EV then becomes a grid-interactive asset, able to help drivers earn value from their battery, and give utilities dispatchable storage at the transformers and feeders where they need it most.

“We see our vehicles as part of a larger energy ecosystem, and our customers should benefit from that every day,” said Woong Tae Hwang, Vice President and Head of the EV Energy Strategy Group at Hyundai Motor Group. “WeaveGrid’s work with U.S. utilities and its grid orchestration technology make it the right partner to build this platform with us, beginning with smart charging and moving toward vehicle-to-grid services.”

“Utilities are facing load growth unlike anything in decades, and EVs are one of the largest flexible resources available to meet it,” said Apoorv Bhargava, cofounder and CEO of WeaveGrid. “Hyundai Motor Group has been a leader in bidirectional charging. Together, we can give drivers one streamlined experience today and a clear path to V2G tomorrow, while helping utilities keep the grid reliable and affordable.”

The partnership builds on Hyundai Motor Group’s strategic investment in WeaveGrid in January 2025. WeaveGrid supports utilities serving more than 50 percent of EVs in the U.S., with programs in Ameren Illinois, Exelon, CPS Energy, PG&E, Southern California Edison, Salt River Project, AEP, and Xcel Energy, among others. That footprint gives Hyundai and Kia drivers a path into utility programs nationwide as the platform scales.

Participation in utility programs is subject to eligibility requirements established by each participating utility and may not be available in all areas. Program availability, features, incentive amounts, and enrollment requirements vary by utility, location, and customer eligibility.

About WeaveGrid

WeaveGrid is the grid orchestration software that enables utilities to serve growing load reliably and affordably by aligning electric demand with grid capacity from the bottom up. Through Distribution-Integrated System Capacity Orchestration (DISCO), WeaveGrid provides asset-level visibility and device-level control, optimizing EVs, batteries, and other flexible loads exactly where constraints hit, from transformers to the bulk system. Learn more at weavegrid.com.

Alanna Williams, alanna.williams@weavegrid.com

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