Some have suggested that if all the cars were electric, we could have used those collective batteries to supply power back to the grid.
Of course I am not sure I know of anyone who would having willingly drained their car battery just to keep the lights on in a distant town.
“Some have suggested that if all the cars were electric, we could have used those collective batteries to supply power back to the grid.
Of course I am not sure I know of anyone who would having willingly drained their car battery just to keep the lights on in a distant town.”
As it was pointed out in the article Texas has its own grid unhooked from any outside grid. If it was tied to the rest of the country’s grids, the problem would have been much milder. Maybe they’ll rethink that.
As for using the charge left in car’s batteries, I’m not sure many would have done it without a gun to their heads. Given human nature, the opposite would have happened.