UK’s first domestic vehicle-to-grid unit installed
- 13 March 2017
A new vehicle-to-grid unit has been installed at a home in Loughborough as part of a £1.8m project on the domestic use of V2G power systems.
A new vehicle-to-grid unit has been installed at a home in Loughborough as part of a £1.8m project on the domestic use of V2G power systems.
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