Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Anker Solix S5000 backup battery power a US home during a simulated outage
By Eve
A US homeowner posted on Reddit's r/AnkerSOLIXCommunity that they connected an Anker Solix S5000 to their home's electrical panel, with a Hyundai Ioniq 5 acting as an additional power source through a vehicle-to-load adapter. The install took about two hours and used a panel interlock and a generator inlet on a 30-amp breaker, with the S5000 reporting roughly 1,700 watts of charging input while supplying the house at 240 volts. The account was reported by The Cool Down and is a single user's experience rather than a tested result.
Why it matters
It shows growing consumer interest in using EVs as home backup power, a use case that could shape expectations for bidirectional capable chargers and vehicle-to-load features in residential and fleet procurement. The anecdote is unverified and small in scale, so treat it as a demand signal rather than evidence of performance.
Source
- Original title
- “An electric car and backup battery power a US home with the furnace and dryer running”
- Published
- 9 November 2026
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- Topic
- Grid & Energy
- Place
- United States
- Tag
- Hyundai
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