Electric car becomes home power source during outage

Update: 2025-10-22

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A Picton man - one of the 90,000 without power this morning made the most of the situation by connecting the coffee machine, jug and toaster to his electric car. Charlotte Cook spoke to Rob McCaw.

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Electric car becomes home power source during outage

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Electric car becomes home power source during outage

Electric car becomes home power source during outage