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I'm Ford's Global Director Of Sustainability, And I Think Adopting Electric Vehicles Could Strengthen, Not Strain, The Power Grid

19 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from Business Insider

"Power outages due to grid strain have more than doubled every year since the early 2000s...We are working on turning every Ford EV into a virtual power plant that can be part of a collective power-grid solution...To accelerate our work in the V2G space, Ford is one of the founding members of the Virtual Power Plant Partnership...collaborations with Duke Energy and Pacific Gas and Electric are great examples of how V2G technology can revolutionize the way we consume and distribute energy."

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