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I doubt that. Putting batteries into appliances sounds extremely awkward.

Apparently it has already happened https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/2... TL/DR: batteries are cheaper than paying an electrical to upgrade a 120 line to 240.

That's a very different motivation, though. Any other reason lets you centralize your backup power. And even then, "no major manufacturers".