Home power backup

[StephanWolf]

Has anyone heard or read if it will be able to be used as a home backup power supply through the charging port like the Ford F150 EV? In the video premiere it stated bi-directional charging, but I don't know if that means supplying power through the port to the home.

 

[Noplacelikeloam]

V2H is on the spec list:

Official Scout EV Traveler & Terra Specs, Info, Wallpapers, Videos

 

[Lakesinai]

Has anyone heard or read if it will be able to be used as a home backup power supply through the charging port like the Ford F150 EV? In the video premiere it stated bi-directional charging, but I don't know if that means supplying power through the port to the home.

Yes, they explicitly said it was a feature. It has a 240 volt output, which is the voltage of most manual generator hookup plugs, wired into the panel, for temporarily running the home on a generator. It's a feature of the Ford Lighting as well. How long the house will run that way, or whether the Harvester generator will recharge it, or how many appliances you can run . . . That's the question! My portable 9000 watt generator plugs into my home that way.

 

[SentinelOne]

Yes, they explicitly said it was a feature. It has a 240 volt output, which is the voltage of most manual generator hookup plugs, wired into the panel, for temporarily running the home on a generator. It's a feature of the Ford Lighting as well. How long the house will run that way, or whether the Harvester generator will recharge it, or how many appliances you can run . . . That's the question! My portable 9000 watt generator plugs into my home that way.

Just for reference my Cyber Truck has 40amp (9.6kw) 240v outlet in the bed that could be used to backup the house with manual intervention but more power is available via the NACS Port (Bi Directional) - 11.5kw and automatic switchover as long as the truck is plugged in.

Would imagine Scout would have a similar setup / flexibility!

I used approx 100 kWh per day this past summer....but that includes charging the CT..so say on average about 60-80kwh per day. Truck is 123kw, save a 20% buffer, assume charged to 80% = ~75kwh available...not charging, wouldnt be doing laundry, etc - so approx 1-2 days depending upon how much we ration power.

My 2 cents, we've only had 3 power outages in 9 years so may be a while for an actual test.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

Just a note:
We had it but Tesla required us to remove the home electrical connection when we installed solar/power wall.

I hear some home solar companies now allow it, but I have never seen it, so I don't buy into it until I see it in action.

Solar Sales people tell you anything ya want to hear. Their commissions are serious.
If it gets so bad ya need the vehicles power to the house simply run some HD extension cords.

The cat door for home cord access does double duty.

Out here when the power goes out keeping the vehicle charged is the more important thing next to keeping the refers powered up.

Harbor Freight is releasing a 11.5 KW quiet, clean sine wave, tri fuel generator any day now for a very good price.
Perfect stand-by here, where the power goes out during earthquakes and Santa Ana winds. That means public chargers are down too.

It'll easily supply a 32 AMP / 240 volt charge to your EV. EV6 inhales about 32 miles range per hour on the generator w/one to two quarts of fuel per hour. Slow charging, but arguably impressive economy.

Our 7500i Inverter has been great, now to be accompanied by the new 11.5 KW inverter from HF because I'm a generator fanatic.

All replaced with this: