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Backup Power
The "vehicle to grid" project being developed by researchers at the University of Delaware aims to use the idle batteries of electric cars as electricity "sponges" to soak up and wring out the excess power from utility companies. Utility companies would benefit because they'd have a place to store energy; car owners would receive a fee to participate; and car manufacturers would have an attractive selling-point by which to promote their vehicles.

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