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Electricity storage: ‘Batteries on wheels’ to save billions

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Published: November 1st, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Electric vehicles as electricity storage units: „Batteries on wheels“ could replace large stationary storage units and save billions.

Electric vehicles can make an important contribution to the stable supply of renewable energy to the electricity grids, according to a study by Fraunhofer ISI and ISE for the Transport & Environment (T&E) association. The key to this is vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G), i.e. bidirectional charging, in which car batteries not only absorb electricity but also release it back into the grid.

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