Was reading on the Renault Zoe subreddit about fitting an Inverter because this Car has No V2L, and i thought about that in the past but never did it because why throw Money at Something where i can’t think of usecases other than ‘it would be neat’. So to the people who have V2L, what are you using it for?

  • ZetaPower@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Answers are:

    • power outages
    • tools
    • camping
    • store your solar energy (house battery)
    • stabilizing the grid, with payment

    Which is why I don’t see any use case for myself and most others in Europe:

    • power outages are non-existent
    • don’t use tool at any location where there isn’t an outlet, most of my tools run on batteries btw
    • don’t go camping in the wild. Camp sites have electricity outlets.
    • don’t have solar (house orientation is wrong & small roof)
    • stabilizing the grid for payment isn’t an issue yet.
    • Lukes-Panoptikum@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, Same Here and some extra thoughts from my side

      • I honestly can’t remember the last Power outage other than a blown fuse.

      • even with solar, i’m leaving in the morning when the sun rises, Car sits in a random parking lot with the sun blasting on it, i’m returning home when the sun sets… Other than three months in the Summer this is a useless Feature unless you are working nightshift or you are exclusively working from Home. It would be nice If it is able to do this but i wouldn’t pay extra for it.

      • footpole@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        We get power outages at our cottage sometimes. But it’s pretty much always during winter storms so we aren’t there anyway. It’s also on an island so no way to get the car there anyway.

    • seiggy@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      You can’t really use V2L for a house battery or grid stabilization, you need V2H/V2G for that, and from what I understand, vehicles like the Kia EV6, can’t be used with V2H or V2G chargers.

      • malongoria@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Actually, some Lightning owners ARE using V2L instead of the V2H setup to power their homes. Just plug in to the 240v outlet via a cheap generator transfer switch.