After General Motors (GM) announces that it will allow electric vehicles serve as household generators, it is the turn Ford do the same. The company announced that it has also signed a partnership agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a Northern California power company, to enable residents in the region to use electric vehicles in emergency situations

Was there a blackout? Plug in the F-150 EV!

choice Ford the same partnership is not accidental. Northern California is one of the regions most affected by wildfires, events that cause power outages in the area. Having a generator at home is not something very normal, besides the fact that most of them run on fuel. But with popularization electric vehiclesthey can act like generators in emergency situations.

OUR PG&E said the battery Ford F-150 able to supply energy to the house for up to 10 days. For this company, as well as partnership with grandmaster, develop two-way chargers. Tuesday the 8th grandmaster announced a partnership with the same company to create this technology in vehicles.

F-150: Strong energy! Source: Disclosure/Ford.

GM vehicles: Generator for up to two days

PG&E Vice President of Business Development Aaron August said the battery is electric car like Chevrolet Bolt It is capable of powering most homes in Northern California for up to two days in the event of an emergency. In recent years, the region has suffered some of the most destructive and deadly wildfires in a US state.

At the press conference where the program was announced, General Motors did not specify how many cars would be part of the test or which model. The following manufacturer’s vehicles, Hummer EV and Silverado EVwill be able to charge other equipment, including other electric vehicles.

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Source: Engadget