Electric Vehicle Technology EV A CAR BATTERY THAT POWERS YOUR HOUSE? THE CHALLENGE: Unplanned power outages due to extreme weather are frustrating for customers. Depending on the reason for the outage, service restoration time can vary. Vehicle-to-home Power SupplyTHE SOLUTION: Most homeowners don’t have an alternate source of power to draw upon during a power outage, but what if they did? PowerStream, and its strategic partner, Nissan Canada, demonstrated at the 2012 Georgian College Auto Show that the lithium-ion battery inside the Nissan LEAFTM electric car can to provide the typical Canadian household with enough power for a full day if the battery is fully charged without any change in energy usage patterns. A power control system connected to the main breaker panel in a c

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