Cenex plugs in UK's first domestic vehicle-to-grid project

Madeleine Cuff
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UK-built vehicle-to-grid unit - installed in a home in Loughborough - is able to both charge an electric vehicle battery and discharge power back to the grid at times of peak demand

The UK's first domestic vehicle-to-grid (V2G) unit has been installed at a home in Loughborough to research the potential for hooking up electric vehicle batteries to the national electricity system...

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