In Texas this year the spring has been particularly hot, and this is already putting a the electrical systems in the area, solicited by the air conditioners, put a strain on: in order to avoid blackouts, Tesla is sending all its vehicles a push notification - which appears on the car screen, as you can see from the image - which invites users to avoid recharging the car during the hottest hours of the day, approximately between 3 pm and 8 pm.
“A heat wave should hit Texas in the next days. Electricity operators advise to avoid recharging cars between 3 and 8 if possible, so as to reduce the load on the electricity grid, as required by the state. " | ); }
Tesla is already very busy in Texas, and not only thanks to the Gigafactory in Austin: Elon Musk's company has already taken care of installing several Megapack batteries that will be able to provide backup energy if and when they should be repeated technical problems such as those that in 2021 led to the death of as many as 200 people, surprised by the cold of the winter of 2021 while Texas was without electricity.
On the other hand, those who have an electric car with a function " vehicle-to-grid ", such as the new Ford F-150 Lightning or recently also the Hyundai Ioniq 5, could be further advantageous: in blackout situations, in fact, an electric car with that function can power an entire house for some days, making up 100% of the malfunctions of the electricity grid.