http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nissan-leaf-power-house-outage-hits-191152806.html
Nissan announced the "Leaf To Home" feature that can be used to power your home during a power outage
Word that 50 new public EV charging stations are coming to Santa Barbara County
http://www.cecsb.org/item/fifty-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-are-on-the-way