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Hmm, my Outlander PHEV doesn't have the 1500W outlet - I must have a lower trim. Cool that you can do it though. I believe there was a demonstration of using t

by danans 4y ago

Hmm, my Outlander PHEV doesn't have the 1500W outlet - I must have a lower trim. Cool that you can do it though. I believe there was a demonstration of using this vehicle as a backup generator during an outage, but I don't think it was ever commercialized.

cmrdporcupine 4y ago
Yeah it's annoying it's only on the upper trims. I pushed my wife to spring for the upper trim and while I find many things about this vehicle disappointing (compared to my Volt which is far superior, technically), the outlets are handy. The thing is though that the Outlander has a CHADeMO port (strangely, I can't imagine ever using it to charge). CHADeMO is bidirectional. In theory a vehicle-to-house system could be built with it, providing 400V DC which you could run through whatever inverter you want. I say in theory because it doesn't seem like there are commercial products out there that will do this at this time. And CHADeMO is now a dead standard. But YouTuber sensation Benjamin Nelson has done it DIY with his iMiEV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs ... but I can't say personally I'm eager to DIY it myself, because, well, 400V is scary. My power is now back on :-)
- danans 4y ago
  > The thing is though that the Outlander has a CHADeMO port (strangely, I can't imagine ever using it to charge). I read that it was a requirement by the Japanese government to have Bi-di charging to prepare for situations where the grid went down due to emergencies (i.e. earthquakes). It's pretty silly for rapid charging though, since you should only add 80% to a measly 8kWh battery. I've done it just to entertain myself when I run across a CHADeMO Electrify America station. > Benjamin Nelson has done it DIY with his iMiEV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs ... but I can't say personally I'm eager to DIY it myself, because, well, 400V is scary. Nifty, but yeah, I'm not messing w/ hacking 400V either.

by danans 4y ago

cmrdporcupine 4y ago

Yeah it's annoying it's only on the upper trims. I pushed my wife to spring for the upper trim and while I find many things about this vehicle disappointing (compared to my Volt which is far superior, technically), the outlets are handy. The thing is though that the Outlander has a CHADeMO port (strangely, I can't imagine ever using it to charge). CHADeMO is bidirectional. In theory a vehicle-to-house system could be built with it, providing 400V DC which you could run through whatever inverter you want. I say in theory because it doesn't seem like there are commercial products out there that will do this at this time. And CHADeMO is now a dead standard. But YouTuber sensation Benjamin Nelson has done it DIY with his iMiEV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs ... but I can't say personally I'm eager to DIY it myself, because, well, 400V is scary. My power is now back on :-)

danans 4y ago
> The thing is though that the Outlander has a CHADeMO port (strangely, I can't imagine ever using it to charge). I read that it was a requirement by the Japanese government to have Bi-di charging to prepare for situations where the grid went down due to emergencies (i.e. earthquakes). It's pretty silly for rapid charging though, since you should only add 80% to a measly 8kWh battery. I've done it just to entertain myself when I run across a CHADeMO Electrify America station. > Benjamin Nelson has done it DIY with his iMiEV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBV9CIVN0fs ... but I can't say personally I'm eager to DIY it myself, because, well, 400V is scary. Nifty, but yeah, I'm not messing w/ hacking 400V either.