A mother used her EV to power her son’s dialysis machine amid storms and a blackout | Electric vehicles with bidirectional charging can be life-saving, especially in times of power cuts and natural…::Electric vehicles with bidirectional charging can be life-saving, especially in times of power cuts and natural disasters.

  • solrize@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Dialysis machine requires special prepping of course, but without such requirements I feel ok with a few flashlights and USB power banks. Plus warm blankets. I can get by without my vacuum cleaner or microwave til the power comes back.

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      10 months ago

      It sure is nice to not have all the food in your fridge go bad though, and to be be able to run some fans if it’s the middle of summer, or space heaters in winter.