Gregory's Server@TechConnectify that's one beefy alternator to build into the car solely for this probably rarely-used purpose - or does the car have internal 120V receptacles anyway?
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@lambda @TechConnectify It's an EV, so it's an inverter. EVs already use inverters to drive the traction motors. This is using the same functionality to drive a hotplate. @agocs @TechConnectify err yes, inverter. Are you sure it's the same inverter that drives the traction motors though? That would also mean you can't use the internal receptacle while driving (which would be a reasonable tradeoff). |
@lambda Every E-GMP platform car comes with this ability from what I gather, regardless of whether they have an outlet on the interior or not.
Mine does also have that outlet (and it uses the same invertor), but a key part of this feature is that the car stays "asleep" so you don't have all the other accessory loads competing for energy.