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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. One of the first uses of bidirectional charging followed the Great East Japan T?hoku And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug. On the other side are two allied car makers, Frances Renault SA and Japans Nissan Motor Co., Toyota is also concerned that plug-in owners might tire of connecting their cars every day.

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