Power Your Home... With Your Car

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has developed innovative new technology that will allow a Nissan Leaf to power a household on its own for up to two days. This technology,personalized bobblehead, which is known as Home Smart Charging,Get Out Your Ghillie Suit, Huntin Season Is Coming, will be available as soon as summer 2012,customize bobblehead, however,,,Don’t Leave Your Google Chat On Over the Weekend…, at launch it will only be available in Japan.

Nissan claim that Home Smart Charging could reduce household electricity bills by up to fifty per cent and will also help to power homes in the event of a power cut,customize bobblehead,English To Spanish Translation- Free Online. The scheme is also designed to reduce the impact of electric cars on the national grid.

The technology works by connecting the Nissan Leaf to the household via a Power Control System (PCS) box which feeds the current from the vehicle into the property. According to Nissan,custom bobbleheads, the average daily household energy consumption in Japan is approximately 10-12kw,personalized bobblehead, and with a 24kw battery in the Leaf,personalized bobble heads, this should be enough to offer two days of energy. To save on energy costs, the car will charge at night,customized bobbleheads, when prices are lower. This will also put less strain on the national grid during peak daylight hours.

Critics have claimed that the technology could harm the battery life of the Leaf,custom bobbleheads, although Nissan have replied to this stating that as the Home Smart Charging system is a static operation,Notepad Printing For Different Professions,custom bobblehead, it in fact puts less strain on the battery than the constant acceleration and braking of typical driving.

The cost of a PCS box is likely to cost the equivalent of �4100 (500,000 Japanese Yen) at launch so it may be some time before real savings can be made,custom bobblehead, however,custom bobblehead, Nissan hopes that a wide interest and uptake in the product will drive future prices down. There is no news yet as to when or indeed if homes in the UK will benefit from being powered by the Nissan Leaf. Somerset, Cornwall and Hampshire households will surely welcome the idea to save money on their electricity bills.