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Most homes have multiple cars.

A single high-end car could support multiple homes without the grid for over 24 hours.

So I think even at adoption rates under 5% you would see enough capacity to shave those peaks and make it easier to respond to changes in demand.

See Australia's tests with grid-smoothing batteries. Immensely successful and it has paid for itself.

https://www.sciencealert.com/remember-the-giant-tesla-batter...




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