Ford Is Giving Away The Awesome Device Many EV Owners Used To Keep The Lights On After Hurricane Helene: 'Powered Ours And Three Of Our Neighbors' Houses'

10 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"The bidirectional trend has also been driven by people who charge their EVs at home cheaply during off-peak hours and then, with the right equipment, send that lower-cost energy to their homes when needed or sell that energy back to the grid..."

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