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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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now taking place in suburban homes, using outside wall-mounted chargers metered to give credit to vehicle owners on their utility bills in exchange for uploading battery juice during peak hours. On the day I visited Berg, two of his cars were headed as far as the Swiss Alps, and one was going to Norway. In the UK, experiments are.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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That series unexpectedly swore off gasoline and staged its first all-electric race on 13-14 August in Hell, Norway. Flip a switch, and the Porsche can spool up 1,073 horsepower—more juice than an F1 car—for roughly 18 minutes. The latest is World Rallycross , a wild-and-wooly mix of off-road rallying and tarmac sections.

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