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Zachary Shahan

Tesla explains why EVs selling electricity to grid not as good as it sounds

August 24, 2016 by Zachary Shahan Leave a Comment

Tesla says it doesn’t make economic sense for EVs to send electricity back to the grid, but concedes that “dynamic charging” of EVs at times convenient to the grid is coming.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles

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