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by findjashua 4226 days ago
V2G (vehicle-to-grid) aims to solve that problem. You plug in your electric car into an outlet in the parking lot, and sell the electricity to the grid at peak prices, and buy it back overnight at off-peak prices.

Though I don't know how profitable it would be once you factor in the reduction in battery life, and the energy lost between charging and discharging the battery.