The difference is, those adapters give you a 1A current draw. The rating of the Prius is 1.5kw, or roughly a 15A circuit. You could run your refrigerator and a sump pump on that.
Try that with the little cigarette lighter adaptors, and get back to me on how well it worked.
I don’t have one that will plug in to the lighter. it connects directly to the battery. 5000 watt output. If the calculator is correct that is 41 amps of 120 volt electricity. I use this to power my fish store when the lights go out.
It connects to my car much like a set of jumper cables connects to a tow truck. (because that is what I used) connect the large plug and it’s powered. My cars remote start has voltage protection. it automatically starts the car when voltage in the batteries drops below a set point.
A full tank of gas will power my shop for 1 day.
Total amount spent on the car, the cables and the inverter.
5% of the cost of a new Prius. I also use it at job sites when needed. I also produce the power of 3 Prius with it.
Of course. But no one is going to buy a Prius simply because they offer this option. They’ll save money and buy a small generator.
“The rating of the Prius is 1.5kw, or roughly a 15A circuit. You could run your refrigerator and a sump pump on that.”
This could be a seller for those folks that went without power in the tornado areas this year.
Given a choice between running my refrigerator and a sump pump from my Pious or buying a $300 2 KW generator, I'll take the generator, thank you.
This whole concept is stupid.
For the record, my 2005 Chevy Uplander has a 120VAC outlet in the tailgate area, and my kids have run their Wii from it, connecting the audio and video to the DVD entertainment system's flip down LCD screen.
There is a use for 120VAC inverter power in a car, but not as an emergency power source to run your home.
Don’t got one of those piddly things got one from the truck stop. can plug into the cigarette lighter but also comes with heavy gauge wire & jumper cable clamps to connect to the battery. 1.2kW continuous 2kW surge. $35.00 at the local truck stop.