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Your Electric Car Can Be a Battery for Your House?!

Imagine your car helping power your home! Get ready for a super cool new idea!

Hey Zapplings! Ever thought your electric car could do more than just drive you around? Well, get ready for a super-duper cool idea! Scientists and energy companies are working on a new plan where your electric car could actually share its stored energy to help power your house or even send electricity back to the big power grid.

Think of it like this: your electric car's battery is a giant juice box. Usually, it just gives juice to the car's wheels. But what if it could also give juice to your TV or your fridge when the big power grid (like the super-duper electrical wires that power whole towns) needs a little extra help? This new project in Massachusetts is trying to make that happen!

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Based on reporting by CleanTechnica.