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How electric cars could help prevent blackouts

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
How electric cars could help prevent blackouts
PG&E's CEO Patricia Poppe has come up with an "unconventional" idea, using electric cars to send excess power back to the grid to prevent blackouts.
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