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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Steve Fowler

Could your electric car help pay your energy bill? How vehicle-to-grid charging works

Vehicle-to-grid charging allows compatible electric cars to store electricity and send it back to your home or the grid when it’s needed. - (AFP/Getty)

I’ve always found that a car is very good at spending your money, but what if it could start helping cut your electricity bill while it sits on the driveway?

That’s the promise of vehicle-to-grid charging, or V2G, which gives an electric car’s battery a second job beyond getting you from A to B.

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