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No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power. Not so independent.

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However, he notes, that temporary ID can persist for days or weeks, connecting all the uploads made during that time. Owners can buy a special kit for $1400 that allows them to access data on their own cars’ Event Data Recorder, but this represents just a tiny subset of the data the company collects, and only related to crashes.

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Toyota is also concerned that plug-in owners might tire of connecting their cars every day.

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