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 batteries on wheels'

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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.

The pair have a nine-month-old daughter and a three-year-old son - having a reliable way to sterilise bottles and boil water for formula was critical.

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