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> a Lightning with a fully charged battery could serve as an electric generator, powering a home for several days in the event of an electrical outage If this

> a Lightning with a fully charged battery could serve as an electric generator, powering a home for several days in the event of an electrical outage If this works as advertised, this could be a huge selling point for a lot of rural areas.

heavyset_go 5y ago
I agree it's a great feature, but how many people who would be served by a backup battery don't already have a backup generator for when their power goes out?
- User23 5y ago
  I have a generator and I’d still love to have one of these trucks. It’s nice to have a backup for your backup.
  - Hextinium 5y ago
    I would love to not have to put a generator in my truck and just run stuff off the battery. It wouldn't replace it in all circumstances, but I would switch from always lugging around a generator to pulling it out when I need it.
- mbreese 5y ago
  It’s still a good selling feature. Do I want to spend X on a home generator, or put that money into a truck that can also provide backup power? I can’t imagine that the backup power from a truck is truly a replacement for a generator. More of a “nice to have because you can” rather than something you’d depend on. If you’re really worried about backup power, you’d have a generator in place.
- unethical_ban 5y ago
  Many.
- albrewer 5y ago
  Most of those home generators that run on natural gas have to be serviced extremely frequently. My grandmother has one for her house that was built 2 years ago and the service interval is something like every 100 hours. If she could bridge the frequent 2-4 hour power outages with a battery or truck instead of having the generator kick on every time, she'd be getting some serious convenience out of it. When I used to live out in the sticks, I lost power at least once a week, maybe more. Usually for less than an hour, but sometimes for half the day. I'd wager over the course of the year I didn't have power for maybe 300-400 hours of it.
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heavyset_go 5y ago

I agree it's a great feature, but how many people who would be served by a backup battery don't already have a backup generator for when their power goes out?

User23 5y ago
I have a generator and I’d still love to have one of these trucks. It’s nice to have a backup for your backup.
- Hextinium 5y ago
  I would love to not have to put a generator in my truck and just run stuff off the battery. It wouldn't replace it in all circumstances, but I would switch from always lugging around a generator to pulling it out when I need it.
mbreese 5y ago
It’s still a good selling feature. Do I want to spend X on a home generator, or put that money into a truck that can also provide backup power? I can’t imagine that the backup power from a truck is truly a replacement for a generator. More of a “nice to have because you can” rather than something you’d depend on. If you’re really worried about backup power, you’d have a generator in place.
unethical_ban 5y ago
Many.
albrewer 5y ago
Most of those home generators that run on natural gas have to be serviced extremely frequently. My grandmother has one for her house that was built 2 years ago and the service interval is something like every 100 hours. If she could bridge the frequent 2-4 hour power outages with a battery or truck instead of having the generator kick on every time, she'd be getting some serious convenience out of it. When I used to live out in the sticks, I lost power at least once a week, maybe more. Usually for less than an hour, but sometimes for half the day. I'd wager over the course of the year I didn't have power for maybe 300-400 hours of it.

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