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redpoint5 · Today, 02:52 AM

Interesting point about using waste heat. An ICE probably wastes more heat in a 15 minute drive than all the hot water I'll use in a day. If only it could be stored for when its needed.

The 2 accessible vehicles these days are an EV and PHEV, so I'm not wasting heat energy so much anymore.

That brings me to the likely conclusion of this thread; using my PHEV as a generator in the event of an extended power outage. I bought a 3000 watt inverter, and can wire it into the 12v output of the PHEV. The DC/DC converter keeps the 12v battery topped off, and the engine will turn on any time the high voltage battery runs low.

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