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Extra credit for being able to charge your laptop easily in the car. Before this, you needed either a power inverter or a special DC connector.

• vladvasiliu 4y ago
  Are cars starting to have USB-C PD connectors? The most "advanced" I've seen are wireless chargers. My dad's 2021 Toyota only has USB-A.
  • glowingly 4y ago
    My Thinkpad, depending on BIOS revision, will trickle charge from a 5V1A charger. Not great, but not horrible. I know Vaio used to advertise that as a feature.
    • vladvasiliu 4y ago
      That's a great feature. When I got a new HP laptop with USB-C charging a few years back, I hoped it would support that, too. It didn't. My current one doesn't, either.
      • copperx 4y ago
        My MacBook Air M1 can, although I only tested it with a 2.xA charger, not a 1A charger.
  • dreamcompiler 4y ago
    My Tesla 2021 ModelY came with 4 USB-C ports (plus one in the glove compartment which is only for the camera memory stick). They support PD but they only go up to 9V at about 25W, which seems pretty dumb for a car that contains a 75kWh battery. They'll recharge a laptop but slowly. Still, I'm glad they exist. The car has a two-phone Qi charger as well.