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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by rootusrootus on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:02PM (#50397615)
The caveat is that Powershare is low wattage. You really need to pair it with a Powerwall and have an average draw less than the limited capability of the car to supply it.

To power a house directly from an EV, the main options now are the EV trucks -- Lightning, Silverado, Cybertruck all can have this ability, 240V 30A typically

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by pwagland on Saturday November 07, 2026 @07:57AM (#50404171)
It's not _that_ low, from the Tesla site: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-E261502...

> Model 3 provides a maximum draw of 11.5 kW.

You can't run your heating or air conditioning at full tilt, but otherwise that will get you at lot, this is 240V at ~45A.

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