{"id":14454,"date":"2022-02-02T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14454"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:00:28","slug":"ford-f150-lightning-intelligent-backup-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14454","title":{"rendered":"New Sunrun charger lets 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning power your home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning<\/a> won’t just be able to power your tools or tailgate on the road or a few key appliances during an electrical outage, but your entire home. Thanks to a partnership with Sunrun, the Lightning’s charging interface can be used as an emergency home power backup without any manual intervention at all. Ford<\/a> calls it Intelligent Backup Power.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This makes perfect sense if you think about it. Battery-based power backup systems (a la the Tesla Powerwall<\/a>) have been on the market for years, and an electric vehicle<\/a> is just a battery<\/a> bank on wheels. All that’s missing is the interface; that’s where Sunrun<\/a> comes in. Ford’s preferred home charging partner for the F-150 Lightning<\/a> will offer a home integration system for the truck<\/a> that allows power to flow both ways through Ford’s Charge Station Pro 80-amp charger, meaning the Lightning can directly (and automatically, like an integrated whole-home generator) power your home if you lose power.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Yes, this is head and shoulders above what Pro Power Onboard can do. Despite Tesla’s<\/a> head start in the home power market, its vehicles don’t officially support this functionality. Circumventing the built-in check will void your Tesla’s warranty<\/a>. Ford, on the other hand, actively encourages it, provided you get the proper equipment, of course.\u00a0 The key component is the home integration kit. A standard level 2<\/a> charger is intended to be used just in one direction; the integration kit enables two-way power flow.<\/p>\n

While Sunrun would prefer that you source electricity from one of its home solar installations, the panels aren’t a mandatory part of the package; your normal electrical service will work just fine. With this setup and assuming you start with a full charge, Ford says an extended-range battery model can power a house for up to three days of what it considers “normal” usage (30 kWh\/day); you can stretch that to 10 days if you’re frugal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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