Some did have to wait for restoration of power supply, but others looked at other sources of electrical energy. Like the Toyota Prius, for example. NBC News reported that a resident of Paramus, New Jersey named Bob Sakala, utilizing Prius to get electricity. He bought a Prius last June.
After a natural disaster, his house did not get electricity supply. While many devices such as refrigerators to store food, heating, electricity needed to laptops. Without electricity, they can not keep food, no information. In such situations, Sakala remember reading on the internet that the Prius can turn generators.
Just by installing inverter 100watt into cigarette lighter and power from the Prius came out of his home turned on the device such as refrigerators, TV, heating and other household devices. He then switched to inverter 300watt, now he can get electricity to light the entire house. During the week she keep her house with electricity from the Prius. During that time the Prius consumes less than one tank of gas.
Prius gets the electric energy of the four-cylinder petrol engines are very efficient. This engine turning a generator that produces electricity stored in car batteries.
Last year, Irene Hurricane damaging power lines in Massachusetts. Local resident, John Sweeney managed to get power from the Prius to his home. Ranging from household appliances of up lighting for three days. During that time he spent five gallons (22.5 liters) of gasoline.
