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batteries to make EVs more attractive to consumers . Using energy stored in the batteries of EVs in the car park to power large buildings , or sell to the grid , not only provides electricity for the building but also increases the lifespan of the vehicle batteries , according to researchers at Warwick University .
Ideally , in the longer term , we should be moving away from rare earth metals , essential to the current wave of battery development . Lithium , cobalt , vanadium , copper and so on have a clue in their generic name : they
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