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↓ ↑ report 6 jzj 3:24PM (4/15/2009) Polo, First, there will indeed be need for such fast charging at home because the future of a renewable energygrid will depend upon V2G energy storage, and that will require fast in-out charging. The rest of your claims are equally mind-numbingly dumb. not an issue.
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