Bidirectional EV Charging By the Numbers

What is happening? We know Ford is marketing its new EV truck as able to power a home for 3 days on a single charge.

Why is this important? Let’s look at KW residential use and vehicle batteries:

• Ford says it can add back 2.4 KW, upgradable to 9.6 KW
  • This is about on par with a Tesla Power Wall
  • This would run 8-10 refrigerators for a few days
  • This would run a house for a few days

How will this be important? EVs could peak shave and allow a home owner to use power from their EV during peak hours instead of high rate peak electricity

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