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Electric car batteries can power homes and cut costs (Level A1) — An electric car is charging at a station.

Electric car batteries can power homes and cut costsCEFR A1

16 Dec 2025

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Adapted from U. Michigan, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Ratio EV Charging, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
77 words
  • New research shows electric car batteries can power homes.
  • The batteries give electricity to lights and fridges.
  • This can save money for the owner.
  • It can also cut pollution from homes.
  • The idea uses the parked car like a generator.
  • The power grid charges the car battery.
  • People can buy cheap electricity and save it.
  • Results are different in each part of the country.
  • Engineers are testing the control systems now.
  • Drivers park and plug the car.

Difficult words

  • battery — A device that stores electricity for later use
    batteries
  • pollution — Dirty air or water from cars and factories
  • grid — The system that gives electricity to places
  • generator — A machine that makes electricity for use
  • charge — To put electricity into a battery
    charges

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Discussion questions

  • Would you like to use a car battery to power your home?
  • Do you try to save electricity at home?
  • Would saving money on electricity be helpful for you?

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