Great question, and we have good news! Many companies are exploring this functionality, including Ford with its Lightning, and Kia with its EV6.
The Ford F-150 Lightning
recently demonstrated how it can charge another electric vehicle with its battery, and the Kia EV6
has a similar function. Both the fully electric Lightning and the hybrid F-150 PowerBoost can act as mobile electric-vehicle chargers. This option comes with the Pro Power Onboard upgrade.
While the charge won’t happen all that quickly, it is a great emergency function. It adds 20 miles of range each hour to a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV, and 13 miles per hour to a Lightning. It’s not exactly a supercharge, but it might be enough to get you out of a pickle.
Although Ford is mainly advertising how this function can be used with its own models, it has said it can extend to other brands as well.
The 2022 Kia EV6 offers a vehicle-to-load function that can use the battery pack (77.4 kWh in the extended range model) to power household items. This is great for blowing up inflatable mattresses when camping, or to power small household items.
It has a locking cover on its 115-volt outlet (enough to power a refrigerator) that can be unlocked with a key in the key fob. The exterior outlet is in the rear under-floor storage. With these two outlets, you have a mini-generator at your disposal, and can charge an electric vehicle at a rate of roughly 3 miles of range per hour.
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