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Batteries & Energy Storage · Recorded milestone

Cars that power the grid

Recorded year2024

Parked electric cars sell power back at peak times as a giant shared battery.

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Built on

National electricity gridRecorded · 1926requires
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
TCP/IPRecorded · 1974requires
Smart electricity meterRecorded · 1977enables
Power transistors (IGBT)Recorded · 1983enables
Lithium iron phosphateRecorded · 1996enables
Modern electric carRecorded · 2008enables
EV fast chargingRecorded · 2009enables
Grid-scale batteriesRecorded · 2017enables

Led to

Homes that trade power with neighboursForecast · ~2031enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.