Hybrid: Use a Prius as UPS

A nice way to use a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle as a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your house:

"The Prius, unlike the generator, also has a battery that provides instant, UPS-like power, to your house. Careful research has shown that most* people would prefer not to go outside to manually pull a cord in the case of a power failure. The same independent research foundation,** using accepted methods of sampling and polling***, determined that most* people would prefer not to spend money on a big, expensive generator, even if they don't have to pull on the cord."

Foursprung, hybrids

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