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Originally Posted by Chance
A more likely scenario IMO would be for those who boondock to charge their electric toad using the hybrid RV. For example, if towing an electric Smart car behind a Workhorse truck-based RV, you should be able to top off the Smart’s battery as needed with the 7.2 kW power source. You could also recharge electric motorcycles, scooters, or bikes from the RV.
Connecting RV and toad directly would be difficult because of voltages, controls, and safety. I suppose if same company like a Tesla or Ford built both the RV and toad, they could figure it out much easier.
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I think it works either way. There have been discussions of making EV's be the "battery backup" for homes when they are plugged in and not charging.
If said hybrid+EV combo was making a days long drive and the hybrid could easily charge up the EV in, say, 50-100 miles. Then the hybrid could easily treat the EV's battery as part of its hybrid battery all the way until about 50-100 miles from the destination. Then the hybrid starts charging up the battery in the EV (switch from "big hybrid" mode to "charge toad" mode). Then you get the benefits of both.
To your point: Now the hybrid+EV combo has been boondocking for a while but its time to go to the store: Crank up the hybrids engine for a bit to charge up the EV enough to get to the store and back (a bonus if the store has a plug).
This sort of system could work with any combination of OEM's (Thor coaches with Tesla cars, or Chevy's, etc.). All that is needed is an interconnect standard between the two vehicles (something that SAE kind of excels at: writing standards LOL).
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