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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by skizm on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:06AM (#50394146)
Can you do this with other normal EVs? I assume they'd have lower capacity, but just getting some power for your fridge, wifi, and chargers might be worth.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by alistairSH on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:12AM (#50394260)
In theory, yes, but they need to have the hardware/firmware to do it. Pretty sure most of the full-size electric trucks do so, but not sure about any of the smaller crossover EVs.

You also need to have the house setup to run off a generator. You don't want the truck power feeding back into the grid. IIRC, that's usually done with a big switch near the main panel.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by largbae on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:12AM (#50394265)
No, you can't even do it with most other Teslas. Current models will give you 20A of 120V out from the battery, but most don't have an inverter big enough.

There is a model of Ford Lightning that has power sharing and now that resale values are way down it just might be a cost effective home battery that you can drive around during non-emergencies....

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by NathanielK on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:17PM (#50395271)
The power sharing in the lightning requires a discontinued home charger and several thousand in extra inverters and other home infrastructure to do the power share trick.

You can also just plug into the 30A240V bed plug and use the onboard inverter on the lightning or powerboost hybrid f150 with less headache.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by Bilal_io on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:54PM (#50395778)
You can do it with multiple EVs. The KIA EV9 is one of them.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by doctoboggan on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:20AM (#50394398)
Sort of. With my Kia EV9 I can use a V2L adapter to run an extension cord for essential items in my home. I understand in other markets there is a V2H connector so you can connect it to your home mains power but I don’t think it’s available in the US
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by Bilal_io on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:56PM (#50395809)
Yes, I used mine in July 2024 to power my fridge and a couple of items when I lost power in Texas. Unfortunately the V2H requires a setup that I don't have.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by IncreasePosts on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:42AM (#50394738)
Vehicle to Home(V2H) is unfortunately not super common, but it is being added to a lot of newer models this year and beyond.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by aeyes on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:53AM (#50394892)
Yes, with a V2L adapter which tricks the car into thinking that its charging it works with most EVs.

For example, Metron sells several: https://eauto.si/metron-shop/product-category/vehicle-to-loa...

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by cyberax on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:28PM (#50396274)
In theory, it requires ONLY firmware changes. V2G/V2H works by establishing a "fast charging session" that directly connects the inverter to the high-voltage bus. And then it just siphons off the energy from the battery instead of charging it.

Car makers are reluctant to support this. In case of Tesla because of market segmentation.

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