New Sunrun charger lets 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning power your home — autoblog.com

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning 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 calls it Intelligent Backup Power.  This makes perfect sense if you think about it. Battery-based power backup systems (a la the Tesla Powerwall) have been on the market for years, and an electric vehicle is just a battery bank on wheels. All that's missing is the interface; that's where Sunrun comes in. Ford's preferred home charging partner for the F-150 Lightning will offer a home integration system for the truck 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. 

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