Local flexibility: Utrecht’s shared cars become batteries for the city

As solar panels spread across Europe’s cities, a new challenge is emerging: how can all that clean electricity be used when it is produced, without overwhelming already congested grids?Utrecht is turning part of the answer into an everyday service. Its shared electric cars do more than moving people from one place to another. When parked, 50 of them can store locally produced solar power and return electricity to the grid when demand rises.
The bold result of this vehicle-to-grid equipped