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   Importantly, BMW&#8217;s system will work both with new batteries and also what it calls &#8220;2nd Life Batteries,&#8221; which are used packs from i3s that have outlived their usefulness on the road but still supply enough power to be used in a home.
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  There&#8217;s no word on when or where the Beck systems will be available, but it&#8217;s likely that BMW will work directly with energy suppliers to make them available: in the US, it has worked with NextEra and PG&E for pilot programs in the past.
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