# Car battery as energy alternative in hurricane?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-as-energy-alternative-in-hurricane/949220
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 20, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-as-energy-alternative-in-hurricane/949220 "2021-08-20T14:14:42Z")
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### Author: ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-as-energy-alternative-in-hurricane/949220/9 "2021-08-20T18:21:16Z")

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We just had a thread about something similar

> [@Electric cars vs. power outages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-vs-power-outages/933495/8):
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> [[How To Power Your House In an Emergency From Your Electric Car] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADqk4IjzjXs)

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