It would, yes. Although I was thinking that it might be something you could choose to carry if you were going on a journey that might be a bit risky charge-wise.
It's still cloud-cuckoo land though.
I was watching Bjorn's video and it made me shiver just looking at it. It was noteworthy the amount of insulation he had on that car - all the windows covered with reflective insulating material and other things inside too. But these were really extreme conditions and he was planning to be there all night. If the car performed that well at such low temperatures, getting stuck for a few hours in more normal temperatures even without special preparations should be a piece of cake. He was taking power from the car to boil a kettle and all sorts.
It really does look as if an EV is actually better at handling a long period of being stationary while keeping its occupants warm and comfortable than an ICE vehicle would be.
I remember once, ages ago, I was at an equestrian event in Wales on a truly horrible day in summer. It was cold and it was wet and we just had to hang around waiting for the people on the horses to get back to the base. I decided I didn't care and simply sat in the car with the engine running to keep warm. It worked, but I was watching the needle on the petrol gauge creeping down all the time and I think I may have used as much as half a tank that day simply to keep warm.
How much more efficient just to take power from an EV battery without having to run an engine.
An EV can run for days without moving, especially if AC and lights are off. They can run the average house for up to a week.
This interests me. Is it actually possible to connect a domestic electricity supply so that it will run off an EV's battery in an emergency?
I have backup for my oil-fired central heating and hot water going off, but that's in the form of electric heaters. If the electricity goes off here I am screwed, and my only recourse would be to go to a neighbour's house where they have a wood-burning stove and hope that the power comes back on before my freezer defrosts. I have occasionally thought about getting a petrol or diesel-burning generator, but never took it any further.
The idea that my car might be able to power my house for a day or so, including the electrical functions necessary to turn that tank of kerosene in the garden into heat, is quite attractive. Is this something that's actually being done? Are there any articles describing it?
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