Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid

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By Arcelia Martin, Inside Climate NewsAug 2, 2025, 9:00 am481 ptsHotTop
East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon be repurposed to provide energy storage for Texas’ electric grid, a California company, B2U Storage Solutions, announced on Tuesday. The batteries, housed in 21 cabinets the size of shipping…

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