Prius powers home during post-Sandy blackout

[justashooter 430]

if he had a caddilac like mine he could have run a 2 kilowat inverter like i do in the el dorado.

inverters can be used on any car, but those over 2 kw are not advised on single battery systems.

they are also very cheap, with 300W at about 35$, and 2KW at ~150$, plus an hour to install correctly.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

"And while it's true that any car battery would work, with the proper adjustments, a hybrid battery is ideal for the operation:

The Prius carries a much larger batter pack than a regular car, allowing someone to power more appliances for longer than the conventional AC Delco found in most cars. And . . . because the Prius automatically turns itself on when the batteries drain to a certain level, Sweeney left the car running and it automatically turned over when it needed to recharge—about once every 30 minutes. If you were trying to do what Sweeney did with a non-hybrid, you'd find yourself spending a lot more time outside in the cold.

And here's the best part: the total amount of gas the Prius used to power Sweeney's home for three whole days? Five gallons. Now that's efficiency."

Where did you get this?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Where did you get this?

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/hybrid-power-home.htm

[spookyturtle 9,466]

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/hybrid-power-home.htm

That wasn't the article that was originally posted. You're trying to trick people.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

That wasn't the article that was originally posted. You're trying to trick people.

Are you trying to call Stephen a troll?

You should immediately apologize to Stephen for making such an accusation!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

"And while it's true that any car battery would work, with the proper adjustments, a hybrid battery is ideal for the operation:

The Prius carries a much larger batter pack than a regular car, allowing someone to power more appliances for longer than the conventional AC Delco found in most cars. And . . . because the Prius automatically turns itself on when the batteries drain to a certain level, Sweeney left the car running and it automatically turned over when it needed to recharge—about once every 30 minutes. If you were trying to do what Sweeney did with a non-hybrid, you'd find yourself spending a lot more time outside in the cold.

And here's the best part: the total amount of gas the Prius used to power Sweeney's home for three whole days? Five gallons. Now that's efficiency."

He was using the power inverter and had it plugged into the cigarette lighter (power port) that does not run of the hybrid batteries.

The hybrid batteries run at a minimum of 201 volts. You would need a custom transformer to step that down to 110/60Hz, So nice try but your not even close.