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Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by ffggvv on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:59AM (#27234885)
i wonder how long a car could possibly power a house
Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by mavhc on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:03AM (#27234927)
Depends if you need heating/cooling. Otherwise 500W would cover lights, fridge, TV. So 100kW battery, 200 hours.
Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by toast0 on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:14AM (#27235088)
Depends on the size of the house's load and the size of the battery and the efficiency of the inverter.

Ford's promo site says 'up to 10 days with rationing power' asuming 30kWh use per day with extended-range battery. But it's not clear to me if 30kWH is normal use, and rationing would be less, or if that's the rationed use. A 300 kWH battery seems rather large to me, and i haven't seen an actual spec for the Ford.

Edit: reread their site after reading sibling posts, in a different blurb they say 3 days or 10 days with rationing with the same assumption about 30 kWH per day; so their rationing assumption must be getting down closer to 9 kWH per day. Either way, a nice feature to have that would eliminate a portable generator for me.

Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by KoftaBob on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:01AM (#27245363)
The average household electricity consumption per day is 28.9 kWh. For comparison, the Tesla Model X long range has a battery capacity of 100 kWh.

So in theory, a fully charged Model X could power the average home for 3 days. Really puts into perspective how much energy is needed to move a car at highway speeds.

Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by anotherQuarter on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:15AM (#27235109)
Ford claims three days based on 30 kwh per day usage.
Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by pwagland on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:20AM (#27235191)
So the standard "house battery backup" systems are around the 20-30kWH range, and they are good for about 1-2 days depending on your usage.

The F150 Lighting has up to a 150kWH battery, so somewhere in the 1-2 week range, depending on use.

Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning by kibwen on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:10AM (#27235042)
From other reports I've seen claims of three days at "normal" power draw, up to ten days if you're deliberately conserving power.