{"id":18123,"date":"2025-03-15T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/from-sterilising-baby-bottles-to-charging-laptops-some-australians-powered-through-cyclone-alfred-using-ev-batteries\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:37:26","slug":"from-sterilising-baby-bottles-to-charging-laptops-some-australians-powered-through-cyclone-alfred-using-ev-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/from-sterilising-baby-bottles-to-charging-laptops-some-australians-powered-through-cyclone-alfred-using-ev-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their \u2018batteries on wheels\u2019 <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When Kat Hickey and her husband talked about what they would do if Tropical Cyclone Alfred knocked out the power in their north Brisbane home, they were more concerned than most.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have a nine-month-old daughter and a three-year-old son \u2013 having a reliable way to sterilise bottles and boil water for formula was critical.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/mar\/16\/from-sterilising-baby-bottles-to-charging-laptops-some-australians-powered-through-cyclone-alfred-using-ev-batteries\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c452bf32a4175e1a7acd9a7bcd5f6c304b272418\/0_605_4032_2419\/master\/4032.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=533a5420d05c98cc135e4a6fe03e00ff\" title=\"From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries\" \/>With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their \u2018batteries on wheels\u2019<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>When Kat Hickey and her husband talked about what they would do if Tropical Cyclone Alfred knocked out the power in their north Brisbane home, they were more concerned than most.<br \/>\nThe pair have a nine-month-old daughter and a three-year-old son \u2013 having a reliable way to sterilise bottles and boil water for formula was critical.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their \u2018batteries on wheels\u2019 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When Kat Hickey and her husband talked about what they would do if Tropical Cyclone Alfred knocked out the power in their &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/from-sterilising-baby-bottles-to-charging-laptops-some-australians-powered-through-cyclone-alfred-using-ev-batteries\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV 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