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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 disasters.


Electric vehicles with bidirectional charging can be life-saving, especially in times of power cuts and natural disasters.

Electric vehicles are good for the environment and your pocket in the long run, but do you know some EVs can also work as power backup devices for your homes in times of blackouts and can even be life-saving during emergencies? EV experts and manufacturers believe that bidirectional charging could emerge as a significant backup energy source, especially in times of natural disasters and long blackouts. “There’s a value stack in EV batteries: supporting the grid, serving as backup power for your home, and also reducing greenhouse-gas emissions,” Paul Doherty, a representative of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), told Insider.

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