The same batteries found in electric vehicles are powering a new generation of induction stoves in a bid to expand access to the electric cooking technology.
A battery-powered induction range from the California-based startup Copper is already in “hundreds” of homes across the U.S., while another California startup, Impulse Labs, will start shipping its battery-powered induction cooktop in March.
The stoves have risen in popularity — if not accessibility — as part of former President Joe Biden’s push to electrify homes through the Inflation Reduction Act. The stoves are eligible for a federal tax credit covering 30 percent of its cost; they also qualify for some regional and local incentives, such as up to $500 rebates in California.
Yet induction stoves, which use electromagnetic energy to make heat, have struggled to go mainstream. They are in just 3 percent of American homes as of 2022, according to Consumer Reports. That’s in part because they require a large amount of power.
