Using Your Tesla To Power Your House Will Void Your Warranty 📦

24    22 Feb 2021 14:15 by u/RoyBatty

> As Texas continues to cope with the results of the historic cold brought about by Winter Storm Uri, folks are coming up with seemingly ingenious plans to power their homes or provide enough electricity to cook a meal. But buyer beware: using your Tesla battery to provide that power will void your warranty.

11 comments

9 u/Ryaniskira 22 Feb 2021 14:30
Why would you want to do that in the first place? While it may seem like a good idea in a pinch, you should save your car whether it be an EV, hybrid, plugin hybrid, ICE, etc for transportation to be able to obtain supplies.
4 u/None 22 Feb 2021 15:15
Because the idea that an EV is just a battery on wheels that can be used as an extension to your home electrical network (or even the power grid) is made popular in the circles of green power extremists and loonies who fell for their bullshit.
5 u/Ryaniskira 22 Feb 2021 15:25
I just don't see how anyone would want to waste charge cycles like that, I would never use my Model 3 as a battery bank like that.
6 u/None 22 Feb 2021 15:29
When you have a family who is freezing in your living room you may reconsider a thing or two I guess.
3 u/Ryaniskira 22 Feb 2021 15:31
If they had head pumps I could see the appeal at least, but they have electric resistive heat for the most part down there so you're best off just sitting in your car with its heater running.
1 u/None 22 Feb 2021 15:39
To be fair they could have wanted to power a ham radio to call for help, or cook a meal as mentioned in the article. Neither can be substituted by sitting in a heated car.
2 u/LifeIsHard 22 Feb 2021 15:33
Just get a blanket
7 u/None 22 Feb 2021 14:52
Imagine buying a Tesla
1 u/None 22 Feb 2021 19:56
Imagine seeing Tesla’s Jk there’s an Asian dude who lives near me that has a Model S
3 u/TeaPartyLee 22 Feb 2021 15:12
They don't honor their warranties in the first place.
2 u/Wingo 22 Feb 2021 14:41
Shame, I was thinking about doing that... /s