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A new app could keep electric vehicles from straining the electrical grid

Electric vehicles can help mitigate climate change, but increased use strains the electrical grid.

Grist’s Matt Simon joins host Robin Young to talk about a new app that can help lessen that strain.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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