A method for sending a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) request that includes receiving a V2G request for a specific geographical region; determining which of a plurality of vehicles are in the specific geographic region; determining a subset of the plurality of vehicles located in the specific geographic region that meet at least one criteria to join the V2G request, wherein the at least one criteria uses historical data of the plurality of vehicles to reduce battery degradation of the plurality of vehicles; and sending a signal to the subset of the plurality of vehicles to join the V2G request.