Renault and Powervault team up to turn EV batteries into home storage

Madeleine Cuff
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Move will see the cost of Powervault home storage drop by 30 per cent, bringing it to the 'tipping point' of mass market take-up

Renault has teamed up with UK energy storage firm Powervault to reuse batteries from its electric vehicles in home energy storage products. The move will see the cost of a Powervault lithium battery...

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