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Waymo repurposes retired EV batteries to support the power grid in California and Texas through a partnership with B2U Storage Solutions.

The robotaxi company Waymo has announced new capabilities that provide benefits completely distinct from its primary business model. Waymo says that the large, heavy, power-intensive batteries that power its fleet will no longer go to a recycling center at the end of their lives. Instead, they have a new use: supporting the power grid. Through a new partnership with B2U Storage Solutions, Waymo’s batteries will be repurposed in order to store clean energy. But rather than in one-off implement...

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