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xattt • yesterday at 7:00 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

The Ford F150 Powerboost has an optional 7.2 kVA inverter, which I am not sure if there are any other vehicles that can do the same off a gas tank.

I am guessing that one of the use cases is a support unit to charge an EV just enough to get it to a charging station.


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jethro_tell • yesterday at 7:14 PM

Ford has had options like this forever and it's usually targeted at farmers and ranchers, I think the first I've found was like a 77 or 78 f250 'rancher' that had a generator option on the main belt off the motor. The ads show a guy cutting boards with a skill saw to mend a fence or something.

edit: I think these also had a ford branded chainsaw over the wheel well on the other side of the engine bay.

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stiiv • yesterday at 8:12 PM

I have one, and I have powered my house with it on a few occasions. I made the purchase after a friend of mine ran his for four days straight. I always fill up the tank if there are storms coming.

When I was shopping in 2025, this was the only truck with that kind of output.

vondur • yesterday at 7:23 PM

I almost purchased that truck, but I needed a higher cargo capacity for my travel trailer, and the added batteries reduced it by 250lbs or so. The ability to plug a travel trailer directly into the truck and run it is really cool.

mgerdts • today at 5:12 AM

2024 and later Toyota Tacomas (and 4Runners and Landcriusers, I think) with the hybrid iForce Max power train have a 120V 2400W outlet. It will run briefly from the traction battery before starting the engine to recharge.