But the current feeding frenzy is big enough to feel like uncharted territory.

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An inverter converts the direct current from the battery into the alternating current for feeding the grid.

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While the car is on the move, the electric drive itself contributes to a favourable energy balance through recuperation, by converting kinetic energy into electric current in deceleration mode and during braking and feeding this energy into the battery.

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