A fleet of electric cars will be plugged into Australia’s biggest power grid to help protect it against blackouts and voltage fluctuations.
Key points:
- A fleet of electric cars with two-way batteries will be used to protect the power grid against blackouts
- The trial will take place in Canberra using 51 vehicles, most owned by the ACT Government
- The number of electric vehicles registered in Australia almost doubled over the past year
The 51 vehicles in Canberra will be part of a trial — the first of its kind in the country — to gauge how well car batteries can stabilise the electricity network.
The ACT Government is providing 50 Nissan Leaf vehicles while Canberra-based utility ActewAGL will provide