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Hitachi, Mitsubishi and ENGIE trial EV-to-building energy storage technology

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi and ENGIE trial EV-to-building energy storage technology

Three companies team up on 'pioneering' project in the Netherlands to demonstrate how EVs can help reduce energy costs for office buildings

Hitachi Europe, Mitsubishi Motors, and ENGIE have teamed up on a "pioneering" project to explore the use of electric vehicles as a means of storing energy for an office building in the Netherlands, the...

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