Power outage? No problem - Use your BYD Atto 3 EV to power household appliances

We are in the middle of the storm season here in Queensland, Australia so unfortunately it is often mentioned in the news that there are tens of thousands of homes without power. Fortunately, if you have an EV, you can simply use the battery to power your household appliances that you need to get past the power outage.

You'll need to use an extension cord though - hopefully that is quite easily accessible and you might already have some. I'm sure throwing an extension cord into a kitchen window to power the fridge is better than not having power, correct?

What surprised me was how long the power would last for. As my average power use is only 20kwh per day, a 60 kwh battery such as the one in Atto 3 could last you 3 days of normal power usage. Normally a power outage wouldn't be longer than a day so you're set!

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