Nissan LEAF to Power Homes?
Published Sunday, 26 June, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: Green.
Nissan revolutionized the auto industry with the launch of the LEAF electric vehicle (EV). Now, the second-largest Japanese automaker is revolutionizing the LEAF. Specifically, their aiming to enable LEAF drivers to use energy reserves of the EV's battery to power their homes during rolling blackouts...such as those experienced after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The Nissan LEAF battery can store up to 24 kWh of energy, according to Hideaki Watanabe, Global Head of Zero Emission Vehicles, Nissan. That's enough to power an American house for roughly a day.
How are people in Japan responding to this…