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Do you not remember the massive blackouts in the last 50 years? Entire regions of the USA and Canada have gone dark from time to time. California teters on the
by throwawayboise 5y ago
Do you not remember the massive blackouts in the last 50 years? Entire regions of the USA and Canada have gone dark from time to time. California teters on the brink regularly. Remember last winter's troubles in Texas? It's not really any more stable than fuel distribution IMO.
- fomine3 5y agoThen huge battery on EV (and V2H) is helpful for life while blackouts.
- theshrike79 5y agoEV owners had it good during the Texas Kerfuffle: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vyvk/texas-tesla-owners-are-drawing-power-from-their-cars-during-blackouts https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vyvk/texas-tesla-owners-ar... They could use the huge battery in their car to charge devices and some people used them to warm their garage - something you can't do with a petrol/diesel car without, you know, dying.