The Prius equipped with the power supply function
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To: sully777; vigl; Cagey; Abathar; A. Patriot; B Knotts; getsoutalive; muleskinner; sausageseller; ...
$40,000 Generator ping!...........
2 posted on
07/26/2011 12:17:01 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(PEAS in our time? Obama cries PEAS! PEAS! when there is no PEAS!..........................)
To: Red Badger
Also known as “the cigarette lighter.”
To: Red Badger
Sorry I’m late, Boss. The car wouldn’t start because Junior was up playing Xbox till 2:30 in the morning...
To: Red Badger
That’s beautiful. Simple, obvious, yet unexploited to this point.
With enough features, and the price dropping, I could see myself in one of those things.
5 posted on
07/26/2011 12:22:37 PM PDT by
brownsfan
(I miss the America I grew up in.)
To: Red Badger
Hmmm, every other car on the planet has one too.
6 posted on
07/26/2011 12:22:49 PM PDT by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Red Badger
Gee, swell. Then when people run their hybrid battery dead by powering the Playstation and big screen, they’ll be totally screwed!
7 posted on
07/26/2011 12:23:21 PM PDT by
bigbob
To: Red Badger
Or...
9 posted on
07/26/2011 12:24:13 PM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Red Badger
power supply function is 1.5kW, and it can power almost all kinds of home appliances including TV, PC, rice cooker and dryer.Rice cooker? The only cooking appliance mentioned?
You can't make this up.
12 posted on
07/26/2011 12:29:23 PM PDT by
cicero2k
To: Red Badger
This was already available as an aftermarket product available through the Priuschat forum, also there is an aftermarket DIY kit to do the same on older models.
The coolest application I’ve seen is someone set up their Prius up to keep their refrigerator operating during power outages in tornado alley. The second coolest application of this was the tailgating system at Giants stadium, guy had a blender and hotplate running off his Prius.
To: Red Badger
I hope they tell people to keep the garage door open when using this option. Otherwise, CO deaths will be a "feature."
It would be interesting to know the efficiency of the Prius in this mode vs. my Saturn (4-cyl) with a 1500w inverter, or just a 1500kva portable generator.
18 posted on
07/26/2011 12:38:41 PM PDT by
RhoTheta
("We're from the Government, and we're here to help you ... NOT")
To: Red Badger
Ford has had it for years. I have an ‘09 hybrid and it has it.
23 posted on
07/26/2011 12:41:21 PM PDT by
Cyber Liberty
(Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
To: Red Badger
Get a 100% haggle-free price quote on a new 2011 Toyota Prius! Compare to Dealer cost=$22398, invoice price=$22868, MSRP pricing=$24280
2012 Ford Focus Price STICKER PRICE: $17,295
Price Saved = $6,985
Briggs & Stratton 30207 - 10,000 Watt Electric Start Portable Generator $1,980
Final Savings = $5,005
Don’t think I need a Prius....EVER
27 posted on
07/26/2011 12:43:43 PM PDT by
King_Corey
(www.kingcorey.com)
To: Red Badger
My brother's Escape Hybrid (2 years old) has a built-in 15A, 120VAC outlet between the front seats.
Nice feature, glad to see Toyota including it.
30 posted on
07/26/2011 12:46:00 PM PDT by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Red Badger
I just bought a pressure washer for my house. As I look at it I’m thinking why didn’t they provide a way to use it as an air compressor too?
34 posted on
07/26/2011 12:48:13 PM PDT by
killermosquito
(Buffalo, Detroit (and eventually France) is what you get when liberalism runs its course.)
To: Red Badger
Designing cars for the collapse of American civilization! So forward thinking and clever.
36 posted on
07/26/2011 12:50:46 PM PDT by
DBrow
To: Red Badger
My 2007 Dodge Nitro has a AC plug in the back seat center console area. I haven’t used it much except for to occasionally charge my phone.
43 posted on
07/26/2011 1:07:54 PM PDT by
lwd
To: Red Badger
My wife’s RAV4 has a 100 watt power outlet. Of what possible use is that ?
48 posted on
07/26/2011 1:23:07 PM PDT by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
To: Red Badger
Harden the car against an EMP attack, and just maybe....
On the other hand, I just read about Louis Zamperini’s POW hell and it gets my blood boiling about those damn Japs!!!! Probably worse than Nazis, just not as efficient at mass murder.
53 posted on
07/26/2011 1:31:07 PM PDT by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
To: Red Badger
Buy a Prius with the purchase price subsidized by taxpayers:
$8,000 in taxpayer subsidies
Run around town charging your car batteries at taxpayer subsidized charging stations:
$254 million dollars to install charging stations - paid by taxpayers via Stimulus I monies
Go home and plug in so you can run your PC and other items off the free (to you) battery power:
Thousands of dollars worth of "Free to you" electric paid by taxpayer subsidies and Stimulus I monies
Use your battery powered PC to post on D.U., dailykos and Huffington about all the penny-pinching, crazy right wingers who want to cut federal spending and balance the budget:
PRICELESS!
59 posted on
07/26/2011 1:48:13 PM PDT by
Iron Munro
(The more effeminate & debauched the people, the more they are fitted for a tyrannical government.)
To: Red Badger
Duh, 1500 Watt (cigarette) power converters only cost $80 at WalMart. You can buy them today. Heck, you could buy these 10 years ago, and I did. I use to play the Super Nintendo on a 23 inch TV in stereo and I watched Pokemon while delivering pizzas! Having a power converter is peace of mind. Toyota's an Okay idea, but it's already been done. Sheesh!
67 posted on
07/26/2011 2:11:56 PM PDT by
conservativeimage
(I'll be civil when the government stops crushing my balls.)
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