How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers) NYT: Technology By: Jack Ewing 5 June 2024 at 11:36 Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset. Β© Laetitia Vancon for The New York TimesA Mobility House customer using the companyβs electric vehicle charging system in Munich.