Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by jstream67 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @01:55PM
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worth noting that the electric F-150 does not use a heat pump yet for some reason so cold weather performance will probably be poor.
I'm not sure why anyone is making EVs without heat pumps - that is something Tesla pioneered years ago - and seems to be the obvious route to take for heating.
Re:Ford’s electric pickup can power a house for days
by gamblor956 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:12PM
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Worth noting that the electric F-150 was designed and built in Michigan, where they have brutal winters, and are presumably aware of the effects of cold on EV systems, having tested these vehicles in the cold.
You don't live in snow country. While winter reduces ICE vehicles' range as well (this isn't meant as a slam against EV's), you may lose 40% of your EV's range just due to cold weather. A multi-day power outage could easily drain what remains.
Also, ice storms cause a lot of power outages. This isn't a hypothetical for large parts of the country; power outages are more frequent in the winter.
Personally, my response is a variation on "do nothing". I have propane around for cooking and heating water, and I have a clean-burning kerosene heater to help keep the house warm-ish if we can't run the furnace for an extended period of time.