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Hello. Previously I had installed an inverter in my '08 Yukon. Great for computers, etc. My goal this year is to install an inverter in my '20, placing it in the back seat of the crewcab. Lots of options out there for inverters depending on use. 

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Jrodpic
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Think someone nailed it with the tailgating. Will easily handle a TV. 

lojack_1776
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If you understood how to design a DC to AC inverter you would see how much it costs to create an inverter and power it. Consider that every amp of 120ac requires 10 amps of 12dc, if the inverter

dgstarr63
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This is basically a joke! I have always driven GM products and am 95% happy with my 2021 Silverado, but this was created by GM as a sales decoy. The interior outlets can be used to charge a cell phone

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The one in my Sierra 1500 ran my angle grinder no problem.  Haven't tried it for anything else.

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13 hours ago, Dmax3 said:

The one in my Sierra 1500 ran my angle grinder no problem.  Haven't tried it for anything else.

How much power does your grinder draw?

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4 minutes ago, TRKLGND said:

How much power does your grinder draw?

It's just a little 4" grinder, think 4.5 amps.

 

Wiggums Senior Enthusiast

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4 hours ago, redwngr said:

Is that in the Ford Hybrid truck?

 

That's clearly the 7.2kW and, yes, truck's got to be a hybrid.

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7 minutes ago, Wiggums said:

 

That's clearly the 7.2kW and, yes, truck's got to be a hybrid.

How do we know from that picture that it's 7.2kW?

Does the 'full electric' 150 have something similar?

 

I didn't / don't even know that it's Ford rather than some aftermarket installation. 

(Yes, I recall seeing the Ford commercials -- which is where the guess came from)

Wiggums Senior Enthusiast

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43 minutes ago, redwngr said:

How do we know from that picture that it's 7.2kW?

Does the 'full electric' 150 have something similar?

 

I didn't / don't even know that it's Ford rather than some aftermarket installation. 

(Yes, I recall seeing the Ford commercials -- which is where the guess came from)

 

You can see the 20A plug.. don't know about the "Lightning" but it handles 9kW, more than the hybrid's 7.2kW.

 

Look at the metal around the electric panel, it's clearly not aftermarket. And I would recognize it because I've been lookigng at Ford trucks lately. I want something to power the house in Mexico when I am down there. Nice thing about that is that if I'm not using a lot of energy, it uses the big battery from the hybrid part of the truck. If I use a lot more electricity, and the battery in the hybrid is depleted, it will start the truck so that the battery can be recharged.

 

It's been estimated that it takes 1 gallon of gas to give a Tesla 30 miles.

 

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21 hours ago, Wiggums said:

 

You can see the 20A plug.. don't know about the "Lightning" but it handles 9kW, more than the hybrid's 7.2kW.

 

Look at the metal around the electric panel, it's clearly not aftermarket. And I would recognize it because I've been lookigng at Ford trucks lately. I want something to power the house in Mexico when I am down there. Nice thing about that is that if I'm not using a lot of energy, it uses the big battery from the hybrid part of the truck. If I use a lot more electricity, and the battery in the hybrid is depleted, it will start the truck so that the battery can be recharged.

 

It's been estimated that it takes 1 gallon of gas to give a Tesla 30 miles.

 

 

Certainly seems to be a better system than the 'hybrid' pickup that GM for a while offered 15 years ago.

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So a Tesla gets 30mpg, but costs much more to purchase than a 30mpg ICE?  Is starting to make a little bit of sense to put a large inverter into a Chevy Trax and use it to power a house. 

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On 2/20/2021 at 8:20 PM, Dunn said:

pretty useless for me tbh.....am contractor and had one in my 2500, for tailgating and such not construction purposes


I was sold on it when I saw the chop saw in the sales brochure. Got my 2021 Sierra and plugged in a little 10” …. Spun for a good half a second and shut down. Tried a duel pack drill charger … nope. So now it charges my cell phone sadly !! 

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On 1/27/2022 at 7:26 PM, Wiggums said:

 

You can see the 20A plug.. don't know about the "Lightning" but it handles 9kW, more than the hybrid's 7.2kW.

 

Look at the metal around the electric panel, it's clearly not aftermarket. And I would recognize it because I've been lookigng at Ford trucks lately. I want something to power the house in Mexico when I am down there. Nice thing about that is that if I'm not using a lot of energy, it uses the big battery from the hybrid part of the truck. If I use a lot more electricity, and the battery in the hybrid is depleted, it will start the truck so that the battery can be recharged.

 

It's been estimated that it takes 1 gallon of gas to give a Tesla 30 miles.

 

This is a game changer Ford brought out. We recently went camping with my buddies Power Boost and literally plugged in a space heater all night .  Watched the Super bowl on a 35in spare TV we brought out, cooked , made coffee etc.  I know glamping at its finest!  I wish Gm would give us this option in the regular Silverado and not just the EV version. 

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59 minutes ago, f8l vnm said:

This is a game changer Ford brought out. We recently went camping with my buddies Power Boost and literally plugged in a space heater all night .  Watched the Super bowl on a 35in spare TV we brought out, cooked , made coffee etc.  I know glamping at its finest!  I wish Gm would give us this option in the regular Silverado and not just the EV version. 

 

That is one of the reasons why I have gone back to Ford. The idea of not dragging along a generator is very appealing and there are times I need to power up the house in Tijuana when electricity becomes unreliable and the lights flicker, potentially damaging computers and electronics. I have friends who are plugging their trailers with it, it's incredible. I am not a tree-hugger but I do want a hybrid due to the long border waits, stop for 30 seconds, move a car length, stop for 30 seconds.. about a mile away from the border which takes 3 or 4 hours. Hybrid fits the bill nicely.

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I just traded in my 2021 F150 Lariat on a 2022 Sierra Limited Elevation. My Lariat had the bed outlet and it was useless too. If your wondering, my F150 was at the dealer for 6 weeks with a charging system issue. Ford said they needed more time to fix it, I said no and traded it in for my GMC. Too bad for Ford, it was my 3rd F150.

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