Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y can be a backup battery for your house

<figure> <img alt="A promotional image of a Tesla plugged in at a home" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tesla" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Powershare-Hero-Desktop-US-PR.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners can use their EV battery to keep the lights on longer during a power outage, now that Tesla's expanding the <a href="https://www.tesla.com/powershare">Powershare Home Backup</a> feature. It was previously only <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/30/23983226/tesla-cybertruck-powershare-bidirectional-vehicle-to-load">available on the Cybertruck</a>, and also requires owning Tesla's Powerwall 3. However, support for the Powerwall 2 and Powerwall Plus is "coming soon." Tesla's EVs aren't the first or only ones with bidirectional charging; companies like <a href="http://theverge.com/news/624811/kia-ev9-bi-directional-wallbox-home-power-backup-preorder">Kia</a> and <a href="http://theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133181/gm-energy-v2h-bundle-cost-ev-bidirectional">GM</a> also offer vehicle-to-home power on their vehicles, while Nissan's Leaf offered power-to-grid charging <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23349971/nissan-leaf-bidirectional-charging-approved-v2h-v2g-fermata-energy" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23349971/nissan-leaf-bidirectional-charging-approved-v2h-v2g-fermata-energy">years ago</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla says the Model 3 and Model Y can extend home backup power to over two days for Pr …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1006193/tesla-model-3-model-y-powershare-home-backup">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>