Toyota Prius Doubles as Emergency Generator
 

An ice storm knocked out power in Harvard, MA for several days and instead of fleeing to a powered area, Prius owner John Sweeney fired up his hybrid. Sweeney said he ran several appliances and lights for three days on a mere five gallons of gas. Quite resourceful. (src: HardOCP)

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