Nissan develops system to supply power to homes via EVs

TOKYO, Japan - A man demonstrates Nissan Motor Co.'s system to supply electricity to ordinary households from batteries installed in its Leaf electric vehicle in Yokohama on Aug. 2, 2011. The automaker shows that the car can serve as a power storage device in times of power outages.

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