Electric car to power your home

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The story published in the AFR today: "The electric car that could power your home" describes how some new EV's could power your home and even make you grid independent.... http://www.afr.com/business/energy/t...0220518-p5amgd

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summary of the article "How Electric Vehicles Can Be Used as Backup Power":

As power grids become more vulnerable to outages, electric vehicles (EVs) could be used as backup power.

EVs with bidirectional chargers can send power back to the grid during outages.

This could help to keep critical infrastructure and homes running during power outages by soaking up power when it’s abundant and releasing it when it is scarce, electric vehicles, he said, could serve as “a bigger rubber band to absorb the shocks and manage them day to day and week to week.”

There are a number of companies that are developing software and hardware to make it easier to use EVs as backup power.

The use of EVs as backup power is still in its early stages, but it has the potential to play a significant role in the future of energy resilience.

Here are some additional details from the article:

The use of EVs as backup power could help to reduce the number of power outages.
It could also help to reduce reliance on fossil fuels during outages.

The cost of using EVs as backup power is still relatively high, but it is expected to come down in the future.

There are a number of challenges that need to be addressed before the use of EVs as backup power becomes widespread.

These include:
The need for more bidirectional chargers
The need for better coordination between utilities and EV owners
The need for government policies to support the use of EVs as backup power
Overall, the use of EVs as backup power is a promising new technology that has the potential to improve energy resilience. However, there are still a number of challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/b...e=articleShare