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submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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

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[–] rab@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago (9 children)

You can do this with a gas car too?

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Cigarette lighter plugs don't provide the necessary voltages

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You buy a plug in power inverter. That's good for up to 300 watts.

[–] Rexios@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

A dialysis machine probably uses more than 300W. Idk about other EVs, but my Ioniq 6 can output 1.8kW from each of its 2 outputs simultaneously.

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