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Solar firm sonnen first to use EV batteries to balance grid for TenneT

The German solar firm sonnen is expanding its virtual power plant model to include electric cars. Networked households in the digital sonnen “community” who also own electric cars now make the storage capacity of the EV batteries available to the Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT. The partnership with TenneT has existed since 2018, and sonnen […] More…

Ford halts F-150 Lightning deliveries over ‘potential battery issue,’ no consumer vehicles affected yet


Ford has issued a nationwide “stop shipment” order to all its carriers, instructing them to hold F-150 Lightnings while a potential battery issue is investigated. Ford is not aware of any incidences of the issue in the field and has not stopped sales of the Lightning, only shipments. It has also paused production while the issue is investigated. More…