New Sunrun charger lets Ford F-150 Lightning power your home:
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning won't just be able to power your tools or tailgate on the road or a few key appliances during an electrical outage, but your entire home. Thanks to a partnership with Sunrun, the Lightning's charging interface can be used as an emergency home power backup without any manual intervention at all. Ford calls it Intelligent Backup Power.
This makes perfect sense if you think about it. Battery-based power backup systems have been on the market for years, and an electric vehicle is just a battery bank on wheels. All that's missing is the interface; that's where Sunrun comes in.
Yes, this is head and shoulders above what Pro Power Onboard can do. Despite Tesla's head start in the home power market, its vehicles don't officially support this functionality. Circumventing the built-in check will void your Tesla's warranty. Ford, on the other hand, actively encourages it, provided you get the proper equipment, of course. The key component is the home integration kit.
While Sunrun would prefer that you source electricity from one of its home solar installations, the panels aren't a mandatory part of the package; your normal electrical service will work just fine. With this setup and assuming you start with a full charge, Ford says an extended-range battery model can power a house for up to three days of what it considers"normal" usage ; you can stretch that to 10 days if you're frugal. .
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