How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works

Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by starpilot on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @04:46PM (#23706446)

#vanlife is this idea. The generator here is total overkill for most daily needs - you can get diesel/propane powered appliances that work better. The application for this generator is powertools, where you do need high electric power. Most electric devices like computers, lighting, are really efficient today and you can get by on just a single deep cycle battery.

I actually don't think solar panels are really needed today unless you're doing stationary vanlife, like setting up an aid camp in Africa. It's just so much simpler to charge your battery from your alternator while you drive.

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Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by jupp0r on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @10:21PM (#23709290)

One use case for solar is keeping a fridge running when having the truck parked while on a multi day backpacking excursion.

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Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by starpilot on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:26AM (#23710017)

I actually think a propane fridge is even better! https://www.warehouseappliance.com/blog/the-advantages-of-a-...

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Re:How the 2021 Ford F-150's onboard generator works by Gibbon1 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:14AM (#23710224)

Tip an Engel refrigerator/freezer will run off a 12V 100 ahr deep cycle battery for 3-4 days.

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