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In this house, an EV helps power appliances — and the grid

Can electric vehicles finally start working as backup batteries for homes and the grid? This 120-home pilot project in California is working out the kinks.
By Jeff St. John .

A woman in a white shirt and blak pants smiles next to a white car and black charging cord on white home; plants on the left
Frances Bell, CEO of Bidirectional Energy, shows off the Kia EV9 and the Wallbox Quasar 2 bidirectional charger that can power her home during blackouts and send battery power back to the grid. (Bidirectional Energy)

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