Friday, 9 November 2012

Hacked Nissan EVs power homes after Hurricane Sandy

Nissan Leaf owners were able to use their cars as makeshift generators

As millions of people fired up generators and burned candles in the wake of superstorm Sandy, some EV owners hacked their cars to keep their lights on and refrigerators humming.


For Virginia resident Scott Wilson, that involved nothing more than making sure his Nissan Leaf's battery pack was topped up the night before, along with having a ProWatt 1000 DC-to-AC converter and a pair of $25 (£15) cables at the ready. And it's something that EV owners along the east coast can do as they prepare for the latest nor'easter front.


By: Damon Lavrinc, Edited by: David Cornish


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/09/electric-vehicle-hack

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