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#V2L

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Anthony Horton

So far so good. The scheduled power outage started about 7:40 am, but I was able to quickly restore power to the fridge-freezer, the NBN box & WiFi router, the lizard's heat lamp and lighting, and my working from home monitor, laptop, etc.

I have the Vehicle-to-Load adaptor plugged into the car, two extra heavy duty 30 metre long extension cables plugged onto that inside a weatherproof power board box, and a mess of additional power boards and extension cords inside the house. Fortunately, apart from the fridge which is directly connected to the V2L adaptor, it's all very low power so having lots of long cables will be OK.

Being able to work from home pretty much as I normally do on Wednesdays is nice, but not having to worry about everything in the freezer defrosting is really, really nice.

Side on photo of a BYD Seal electric car parked in a driveway. There is a cable running from the charging port at the back of the car to a green box on the ground by the front of the car, and two cables running from that box out of shot.
Photo of a parked BYD Seal electric car from the front. There is a green box on the ground by the front of the car and two cables running out of that box towards and past the photographer.
Photo of the driver's instrument display inside a BYD Seal electric car. It is showing the "Discharge in progress" screen, indicating that the car is being used to provide external mains power via the Vehicle to Load adapter. 0.2 kW of power is being used, and the battery is still at 100%.
#EV#ElectricCar#V2L
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Anthony Horton

Making sure I'm prepared for the scheduled power outage in two weeks.

Our BYD Seal came with a vehicle-to-load adapter, which is a ~5 m long cable with a Type 2 plug on one end and a 2 outlet mains power board on the other. By itself that's only good for supplying mains power to my driveway so I also have a 30 m extra-heavy duty extension cord, plus a weatherproof power board box to protect the connection from rain.

The main reason I laid this out today was to confirm that 30 m is the right length for the extension cord, and I was pleased to find that it does reach inside our house far enough to comfortably reach our fridge, or our living room. If I now get a second 30 m extension cord I can use the other outlet on the V2L adaptor and preserve both our food and our internet connection while the power is out.

Photo of a BYD Seal electric sedan car parked in a driveway. There is a black cable running from the charging port at the rear of the car to a green box on the ground by the front of the car, and an orange cable emerging from that box and continuing out of shot.
Photo of a green plastic box, open, with a small black BYD branded 2 outlet mains power board inside it. An orange extension cord is plugged into one of the two outlets.
#ElectricCar#EV#V2L
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Anthony Horton

OK, well, I guess we'll be finding out how well our car works as a backup mains power supply.

Our BYD Seal came with a Vehicle To Load (V2L) adaptor, which takes the form of a short-ish mains cable with a Type 2 plug on one end and a power board with two 10A Australian mains outlets on the other. To go with that I already have a 30 metre long extra heavy duty extension lead, and a weatherproof power board enclosure. With our car parked in our driveway at the front of our house I can plug the V2L adaptor into the car, plug the extension lead into the adaptor, protect the junction from rain with the enclosure, and run the extension lead through to the back of our house where our fridge freezer is.

The fridge freezer is the thing I most want to keep powered, but Wednesdays are usually a working from home day for me so I might also try to keep the internet and our working-from-home monitor, etc. running too.

I'm currently wondering whether I want to get a second long extension lead so I can use both outlets on the V2L adaptor and make it a bit easier for me to get power to where I want it without resorting to daisy-chaining multiple power boards and extension leads.

Screenshot of an SMS message containing a notification of a scheduled power outage to the poster's home in 3 weeks from now, which is due to take place between 7 am and 6 pm.
#EV#ElectricCar#V2L
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Ich hab heute ein paar kleine Bäume gefällt und die Äste geschreddert. Weil die Garagen wo sie standen keinen Strom haben, müsste der #Smart #EV herhalten und Powerbank spielen.

Fazit: 3h Häcksler sind etwa 2% Akku, 2,5kW geht problemlos, 3kW sind mit Anlaufstrom zuviel, #V2L ist geil!

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Anthony Horton

The ABC has also picked up the story about electric car vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability helping people out during the extended power outages in south east Queensland following the Xmas Day storms.

They are predictably coy on the issue of which EVs can do this though. "EV consultant Nathan Gore-Brown estimates that only about a quarter of the EV cars sold in Australia have V2L capacity." Yes, that's because Tesla, the top selling brand, decided not to include this functionality in any of their cars.

#ElectricCar #EV #VehicleToLoad #V2L

abc.net.au/news/2024-01-06/is-

ABC News · South-east Queensland family uses electric vehicle to power household appliances during extended blackouts caused by wild weatherBy Janelle Miles
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Anthony Horton

Stories of people being helped out by electric car vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability during the power outages on the Gold Coast that followed the Xmas Day storms: theguardian.com/environment/20

I already had a long, heavy duty extension cable on my wishlist, with the ability to keep our fridge-freezer running during a power cut in mind.

The Guardian · Queensland woman uses electric car to run her son’s dialysis machine during power cutBy Royce Kurmelovs
#ElectricCar#EV#VehicleToLoad
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quixote

@Linasj @kiwipaulb We could also just force the utilities (since I'm in Northland, looking at you, Northpower) to allow #EV car batteries to be used for household backup.

They're desperate not to since they make so much money off charging us for power after they forced us to dump all the excess produced by rooftop #PV panels.

#V2L vehicle to load #V2G vehicle to grid #V2H vehicle to home.

Personally, I'm not too chuffed about more money to the Muskmelon.

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Bodo Menke

Die Autos, von denen ich bislang annahm, dass sie Vehicle-to-Grid (#V2G) können, können genau das eben nicht! Sie machen lediglich Vehicle-to-Load (#V2L)/Vehicle-to-Device (#V2D) oder max. Vehicle-to-Home (#V2H).

Gute Übersicht hierzu: adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/elek

Und die Autos, die #V2H, oder zukünftig #V2G, via #CCS unterstützen, werden das wohl nur über DC machen, was bedeutet, dass ein externer #Wechselrichter von Nöten ist.

Schade.
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www.adac.deElektromobilitätMit dem E-Auto das Haus mit Strom versorgen: Geht das?
#Energiewende
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chris actual

Things to do this weekend to prepare for #hilary

🔹 Anchor the patio cover to the concrete slab
🔹 Lower and anchor the window sunshade
🔹 Accept that the dilapidated fence on one of the house side is toast
🔹 Charge the #ioniq5, prepare extension cord for #V2L
🔹 Open up the rain barrels for recharging
🔹 Burn incense to please #hilary

Any other ideas from #hurricane / #tropicalstorm veterans? (Normally our ferocious winds are dry and pushing fire, so this is a little new to me haha)

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