METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION WHEN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS USED AS A BATTERY PACK

A method of providing information related to a charge status of an electric vehicle when the electric vehicle is being used as a battery pack includes detecting, with a system controller in communication with an electrical system within the vehicle, when the electric vehicle is being used to provide power to an external electrical device, and when the electric vehicle is being used to provide power to an external electrical device, monitoring, with the system controller in communication with the electrical system within the electric vehicle, information related to a charge status of the electric vehicle, and providing notification, to a person in proximity to the electric vehicle, with the system controller, the charge status of the electric vehicle.