Electric cars could power homes during blackouts in major lifeline for thousands

Electric cars could power homes during blackouts in major lifeline for thousands

A new trial is set to explore how electric vehicles could save thousands of drivers during a power grid failure.Motability Operations has been chosen as one of the delivery partners of Power Wheels - a new Ofgem-funded project focusing on disabled and medically dependent households.The new project will focus on the North East of England and see how electric vehicle batteries could provide temporary backup power during a power cut.It aims to inve…

New project explores how electric vehicles could help disabled people stay connected during power outages

Motability Operations – the company that runs the Motability Scheme – has been chosen as one of the delivery partners on Power Wheels, an Ofgem-funded innovation project focused on disabled and medically dependent households in the North East. Delivered in partnership with the Centre for Energy Equality, Northern Powergrid, Energy Systems Catapult, and Energy Innovation Centre, PowerWheels will explore how the batteries of electric vehicles (EVs…

Motability Operations assesses EV batteries for medical equipment

A new Ofgem-funded innovation project will assess how electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be used to keep essential medical equipment running during power cuts. The project, which will be delivered in the North East will be delivered in partnership with the Centre for Energy Equality, Northern Powergrid, Energy Systems Catapult, and Energy Innovation Centre. Called Power Wheels, it will explore how the batteries of EVs could help improve medic…