Google is testing a fleet of plug-in hybrids and software that would turn them into load-balancing tools for utilities flooded with variable power from wind and solar generators.

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Google has adroitly developed its technology, burnished its brand and captured public imagination with extensive road testing of its driverless fleet.

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Press fleet cars are the ones yours truly gets to drive, often after a bout of track testing by "enthusiast" publications.

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