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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

Green Car Congress

According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, age, weather and the generating resource mix is undermining US power systems faster than the infrastructure can be replaced, reinforced and possibly re-envisioned. However, if the integration challenges are effectively addressed, the associated grid benefits could be enormous.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

However, “we’re talking about heavy investment&# in cars, batteries and supporting technology, said Nissan Motor Co. Since batteries that power electric vehicles might last longer than the car itself, they say financing will have to be adjusted to reflect that. starting next year.

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