Texas was unexpectedly hit hard with bitterly cold temperatures last month. Intense winter weather happens here in Minnesota too. But since we get it every single winter, we're always ready with routine snow removal and emergency plans.
It's a little different in Texas. Their largest electricity provider warned that there would be power outages. Record-setting demand for power far out-stripped what the utility companies could do. Over four million customers lost all power. Some had no heat, no water, no lights for hours or for days. And no hot food.
This is where electric vehicles (EV) came to the rescue for some.
Tesla owners in San Antonio had charged their car to 90% just the day before the storm. They charged their phones and slept in their Model S:
"When the temperature inside the house dipped below 50F, my wife and I put our six cats in their carriers and stacked them in the back seat . . .
"The temperature in the garage was 33F. We ran the heater for eight hours in Camp mode one night and we were able to sleep in comfort at 69 degrees. We only used 17% of the battery charge for those eight hours. We did this for three nights on one charge. We were able to keep our phones charged which allowed us to keep in contact with our families. Thank God for the Tesla."
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