To provide an automobile capable of contributing to the elimination of a load at the peak of a consumption in a network.
The automobile 1 includes: at least one electric motor 40; an energy accumulator 20 to supply a driving energy to the electric motor 40; a plug connector 50 connected to the energy storage unit 20 for the connection with a current source 30; and a controller 10 for controlling a current flow from the current source 30 to the energy storage unit 20. In the automobile 1, the controller 10 allows the current flow from the energy storage unit 20 to the current source and a network 30, an inverter 60 is provided inside or outside the automobile 1, and the power in the energy accumulator is supplied to the current source and the network in an AC mode by the inverter.
Mitsuo Tanaka