General Discussions

[ElwoodBlues1]

As i have stated previously that I'm not an ev owner but my understanding is that "fast chargers" use DC and most home chargers use AC.
I'd imagine that pending suitable connections you could top up an ev using camping solar panels or another battery, but how much could they put in over what timeframe ?
There are Lithium battery packs the size of small gensets that are used in camping situations where you'd connect them to solar and/or your car alternator when driving (anderson plug) possibly pending connections one COULD be used to move an ev a short distance, maybe...
Think of it as a 5lt gerrycan, it aint much but its more than you've got now...

Ive never heard of anyone leaving their ev sitting around on such a low charge, it would defy logic, even yours !
Let alone the reality that your ev is capable of being your house battery, charging off your home solar during the day and feeding back into your home by night... or when mains power is lost.

A 12v $60 Jump Starter will start your EV but you cant charge the battery with them, a Jackery or Bluetti type powerstation at the top end might be able to supply 1800-2000watts which could give you 10-12 kilometres worth of juice but thats going to set you back $3-4K.
You can use your EV to power your home, you need a bidirectional charger so you can convert DC back to AC for your home.....I believe but dont quote me that a couple of the present Mitsubishi's one being the Outlander PHEV can be configured for BiDirectional charging. Id expect it to become the norm across all EVs as well as being able to power appliances directly.
Think I read that a EV from Nissan was trialled in Japan and powered a house for 4 days.....