How Bidirectional Charging Kept the Lights On Amid Cold and Blackouts
The US now has more than 600,000 EVs that can feed power to houses during an emergency.
Power outages — or the threat of them — are an increasing fact of American life due to extreme weather and surging energy demand. The solution to getting through them might be sitting in your driveway.
A growing number of electric vehicles are able to feed power back to homes and even individual appliances. Today’s newsletter looks at how so-called bidirectional charging helped keep the lights on and the hot water flowing amid the recent US cold snap. Plus, a scoop on how Tesla is moving forward with its plans to build out its solar panel supply chain.