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andreas.lindberg
I've just ordered my Ioniq 5 and I think the V2L is really cool. However when I think of uses for it I can't really come up with much...
What are some of your best ideas for using V2L (interior or exterior)?
I've seen posts about having a Nespresso machine in the universal island... A fresh coffee on the commute to work would be nice I suppose but what else?
Blowing up toys for the kids at the beach?
A compact electric grill in the boot when camping?
We usually go camping by boat in the archipelago so not much use there...
I suppose in the case of a power outage it would be useful but unless you have one of those bi-directional charging units you'd have to run a cable through a window, pull out the fridge, unplug it and connect it to the car...

I'm looking for cool, creative and clever ideas...

Anyone?
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Personally I don't really see any great use cases for me. In my life I've never experienced a power outage of more than a couple of hours. If I'm going camping it's certainly not to be watching tv or using a microwave. The back seat one I guess for a long road trip could power a laptop or something.

I must live a very different lifestyle than most here since I see zero reason why I would ever want to be brewing coffee in my car. Can't I do that at home or buy one from the coffee shop at every other corner?

It comes across as a maybe nice to have for some unforeseen emergency case, but I would never use it.
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andreas.lindberg said:
I've just ordered my Ioniq 5 and I think the V2L is really cool. However when I think of uses for it I can't really come up with much...
What are some of your best ideas for using V2L (interior or exterior)?
I've seen posts about having a Nespresso machine in the universal island... A fresh coffee on the commute to work would be nice I suppose but what else?
Blowing up toys for the kids at the beach?
A compact electric grill in the boot when camping?
We usually go camping by boat in the archipelago so not much use there...
I suppose in the case of a power outage it would be useful but unless you have one of those bi-directional charging units you'd have to run a cable through a window, pull out the fridge, unplug it and connect it to the car...

I'm looking for cool, creative and clever ideas...

Anyone?
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I setup a relay transfer switch to power one circuit for the house to run laptop/computer 2 monitors circulations fans during day then power 75”tv sound system and lights at night, and run whole house exhaust fan at night during sleep time. Control via wifi. I used the v2L out in the field to power work tools like jack hammer.
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I used mine to power a sawzall with a pruning blade out in the orchard. Worked great and pruning all day used an unnoticeable amount of battery capacity. Trees are too far from power to run an extension cord, and battery-powered saws run down too quickly.
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We have a cabin in an area where there is only one power line into the community. Last winter we lost power for at least three days. I say at least because after three days the roads were plowed enough that we could get out so I don't know when the power actually was restored. I can use the V2L to provide power to the propane central heat so that it we can keep the building warm.

I have also used the V2L to run some power tools when away from regular electrical power.
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Flybuddy
Power outages...we had one this past Sunday where a car ran into a power pole and knocked us out for several hours. Just plugged the refrigerator in. Back in last September, we lost power for 8 days following Hurricane Ian. I was able to keep a fridge plugged in, occasionally move the plug to our Class C RV so we could shower and watch the only TV station that could still transmit. At night we would plug in a window a/c with a long cord to our bedroom. The ability to do this was fantastic and the depth of the battery is huge.
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