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Old 09-17-2016, 10:14 AM   #89 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
If you come home to a dark house (power lines down in wind/ice storm) with only 5 miles range left on your EV batteries, how practical is it to hook it up to your home or portable generator to boost the range back up to a usable distance (> 40 miles) so you could get back to work the next day or drive out to a commercial charging location (assuming their power hasn't been knocked out as well).
Power goes out and gas stations are dead too.
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