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Electric cars may lower power bills: study

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten

Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten Source: AAP

The mass uptake of electric cars could stabilise the grid and reduce power bills if charging is well managed, a new study has found.


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The mass uptake of electric cars could stabilise the grid and reduce power bills if charging is well managed, a new study has found.


Electricity costs could go down and the power grid may become more stable if there's a mass uptake of electric cars under a policy put forward by the federal opposition, an industry lobby group says.

Evenegi on Tuesday published a report it said had the support of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, South Australian government and SA Power Networks.

It says electric vehicle charging could be used to help manage supply and demand of the power grid.

 

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