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> The eF150 generator use case always seemed like suburban prepper fantasy bullshit.

Perhaps you didn't hear about the millions of people who were miserable (and several who died) because their power grid is run by morons[1].

Losing power for three days may have been unusual for a long time, but with the combination of radical/unaccountable government, climate change, and aging energy infrastructure, it's easy to imagine that a lot of the warmer parts of the US are at some risk.

1. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-emergency-comm...