On: EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid s...

[dokem]

Imagine thinking the government or big-business would sell a money making machine. Why not capture it themselves?

[geysersam → dokem]

Car owners already have these huge batteries. For any other actor that would be a huge capital expense.

[dokem → geysersam]

It's nothing compared to the cost of building and maintaining the grid. You're not on equal footing with a power company just because you have some batteries. A battery in your garage isn't meaningful capital to produce passive income. This isn't how economics works.