Because California’s government has hamstrung electricity producers in the state, its legislature now wants EVs to be “bidirectional,” that is, to put power from their batteries back into the grid.
Original Article: Power Vacuum: How the State Wants to Suck Electricity from the SUV You Are Required to Buy
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