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As the newest carmaker on the block, it’s perhaps not surprising that Tesla Motors likes to do things differently.

That includes reaching beyond the automotive sector with its recently-announced plans to sell standalone battery packs for home and commercial energy storage.

Yet that seems to be an idea the world’s oldest car manufacturer is pursuing as well.

Mercedes-Benz now plans to enter the energy-storage business as well.

A division of parent company Daimler has been testing battery packs that can power houses, and plans to launch commercially in September.

Read more at: https://ca.autos.yahoo.com/news/mercedes-follows-tesla-offer-home-energy-storage-batteries-123000819.html