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I'm sure you know what you're talking about, but Duke energy is running the program, and they wouldn't be paying people to grid tie their EV for disruptions unl
by malfist 2y ago
I'm sure you know what you're talking about, but Duke energy is running the program, and they wouldn't be paying people to grid tie their EV for disruptions unless they could use it: https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/illuminating-possibility-duke-energy-and-ford-motor-company-plan-to-use-f-150-lightning-electric-trucks-to-help-power-the-grid https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/illuminating-possibili...
The lightning extended range has a 135 kwh battery and can backfeed 90A@240V. That's a heck of a lot of power.
- NavinF 2y agoArticle says "customers will allow their EVs to feed energy back to the grid – helping to balance it during peak demand". It doesn't say anything about what happens when the grid goes down during disasters