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Electric Vehicles are best in a Disaster

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vfx

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Here in LA I keep thinking about a Zero for getting around after the next earthquake. Now it looks like I am on the right track.

After Disaster Hit Japan, Electric Cars Stepped Up - NYTimes.com

great picture!
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This just goes to show what I have been saying all along, the gasoline infrastructure is pretty fragile. I was usually thinking more along the lines of gas stations closing down due to high prices of oil and then gas stations going bust. Though it seems due to the high priority on getting electricity back it's usefull in a disaster as well.

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This just goes to show what I have been saying all along, the gasoline infrastructure is pretty fragile. I was usually thinking more along the lines of gas stations closing down due to high prices of oil and then gas stations going bust. Though it seems due to the high priority on getting electricity back it's usefull in a disaster as well.

As a matter of fact, if there's no electricity there's no gasoline either. Gas stations use electric pumps. During the Northeast Blackout of 2003 it was impossible to fill up your car.
 
No production EV offers V2G yet.
And it doesn't seem like high power AC output is a common feature either. For now it seems your best plan is still solar panels with a bank of stationary batteries and a standalone inverter. Or maybe just an 'old school' gasoline or propane powered generator. EV powered houses are still just a 'science experiment' for now.
 
Best to have both - in NJ right now, there are lines 3-4 hours long at working gas stations. Many are also without electricity. For me, if I actually had my Karma in NYC, would be great to have that flexibility of charging up or gassing up, depending on what's available around me. Would also be cool if the Karma or other EVers had plugs that could serve as basically a generator for one's house in the event of power loss.
 
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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/11/05/superstorm-sandy-highlights-achill
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Another bright spot on the horizon comes from Tesla which recently built six solar-powered supercharging stations in California that are compatible with its own cars. According to company, the stations generate more power from solar energy over a year than Tesla owners consume, feeding the excess into the grid, although also relying on it during times of heavy usage.[/QUOTE
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Fox likes us!

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/11/05/superstorm-sandy-highlights-achill
es-heel-electric-cars/


Another bright spot on the horizon comes from Tesla which recently built six solar-powered supercharging stations in California that are compatible with its own cars. According to company, the stations generate more power from solar energy over a year than Tesla owners consume, feeding the excess into the grid, although also relying on it during times of heavy usage.[/QUOTE
]



Here's the link (yours is broken): Superstorm Sandy highlights Achilles heel of electric cars | Fox News
 

Electric Car Becomes Power Source For Sandy Victim




http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=252586


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Three cars that will help you weather a hurricane, gas shortage, or power outage



http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/139433-three-cars-weather-any-hurricane


Nissan Leaf as a full-home generator

The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle could be the generator you forgot to buy. A pilot project in Japan, called Leaf-to-Home, takes the 24kW stored in the Leaf’s lithium-ion battery, and distributes it to the house as 120V current through a Nissan power control system (PCS).