An EV can actually power your home if it's one of these cars

If you own one of these EV models, you could use it to power your home.

It’s a question that comes up a lot when electric cars are being discussed – can their power be harnessed to keep your house running?

Unfortunately, it’s not a clear-cut answer and very much depends on the car.

So, which EVs could come in handy if you want to lower your energy bills or keep the lights on?

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The EVs that could power your home revealed

Now we’ve all heard about people charging their EVs at home.

That’s pretty standard at this point – just take a look at this San Francisco man who does so every day.

But having an EV that can charge your home is a whole other kettle of fish.

However, it’d be inaccurate to say that all EVs are capable of doing this.

But which ones can?

Well, the 2026 Honda RSX counts itself as one, as revealed at RE+ 2025, where Honda revealed the car would have bi-directional home charging.

The company is looking to make every EV on its EV platform support vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities.

Then there’s the Ford F-150 Lightning, which has already been praised by those making the switch from gas to electric.

This truck can send up to 9.6 kW of power back into the house, which comes in handy during a blackout.

The Kia EV9 has had vehicle-to-charging since March.

It’s capable of powering a standard suburban home for three days, when paired with a Quasar 2 bi-directional charger from Wallbox, Electrek reported.

Did any Tesla vehicles make the cut?

You may be thinking: ‘Where’s Tesla?’

It would feel like a pretty big miss for Tesla not to make it onto this list, wouldn’t it?

Well, if you own a Cybertruck, you have two options when it comes time to power your home.

The first would be to get a Tesla Powerwall.

The alternative would be to install a Universal Wall Connector charger, a Powershare Gateway, or a Tesla Backup Switch.

That second option would cost you about $3,500, and that’s not even including the cost of installation.

And that’s not forgetting the line-up over at General Motors, where practically every EV can power homes through GM Energy’s Ultium Home System.

It’s an exciting way to put EVs to use, and one we expect to see become increasingly popular in the years to come.

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