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From the item "Electric car pumps energy back into grid".....At last, the most logical step. Plug in hybrids not only help balance loads, add storage to growing intermittent power generation (like wind turbines) but everyone who owns a PI hybrid has there own back up generator!
The heavy cable required to fast charge an electric car would be adequate to back feed most of a homes non heating/cooling load. Win-Win
I've always loved the concept of V2G but there is the issue of finite number of battery recharges to consider - using your care as backup storage for the grid probably isn't a feature that should be exercised regularly.
I guess my point is that the engine can become the back up generator! In these days of unreliable power supplies (i.e. Sydney CBD and New Zealand Cook strait cable) I am keen on individual back up.