• Energize Capital portfolio company Smartcar was acquired by Everyday Electric, extending the buyer’s residential virtual power plant platform to electric vehicles.
• Everyday Electric, launched in 2024 as a Google Nest spinout, runs the largest U.S. residential VPP with more than 6 gigawatts of capacity.
• The combined platform targets whole-home energy management, including EV smart charging, with projected homeowner savings exceeding $5 billion over five years.
• Smartcar’s connected-vehicle API supports more than 27,000 developers across 45 vehicle brands in 33 countries.

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