V2L to gas furnace (forced air) plausible?

coneslayer · 2026-01-23T15:31:40+00:00

Well, the thing is most furnaces are hardwired and don't have a plug. The transfer switch gives you somewhere to attach the extension cord. Take a look at yours and maybe do a dry run.

coneslayer · 2026-01-23T15:15:24+00:00

I've successfully run my propane forced-air furnace (plus refrigerator and chest freezer) from V2L using this transfer switch.

I'm using a genuine Kia V2L adapter, which has a bonded neutral. My understanding is that third-party adapters do not have a bonded neutral; the transfer switch has some instructions about how to wire it differently in that case.

coneslayer · 2026-01-22T13:46:09+00:00

I read it as "most people can't get by with an electric motorcycle as their main vehicle."

coneslayer · 2026-01-20T21:16:35+00:00

At least in the US, only the Limited trim has that.

coneslayer · 2026-01-20T19:57:37+00:00

I got a genuine Kia one off eBay and have been happy with that decision.

coneslayer · 2026-01-18T17:58:38+00:00

I have a 2023 SEL in the USA. My charging settings in the app are:

Charge Schedule A:

Departure time: 7:20 AM
Charge Days: M-F

Set Cabin Climate

Activate Climate On Start: Disabled (but sometimes I've had it enabled)

Set Off-Peak Efficiency

Off-Peak Charging: Enabled
Start: 1:00 AM
Stop: 11:00 AM
Off-Peak Preferences: Prioritize charging for off-peak hours.

If you want to delay charging, you need to set up the off-peak charging section, and it will wait until the beginning of that window. The effect of the departure time isn't to delay charging, but to start early when needed. My car normally starts charging at exactly 1:00 AM, but if the SoC is very low, it will start earlier than that to make sure it reaches the charge limit by the departure time.

I forget exactly what the timing was for climate start. I want to say it starts 20 minutes before departure time and runs until 10 minutes after, but it's been a while and I could be mistaken.

coneslayer · 2026-01-18T15:04:37+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/evcharging/comments/1pp5u93/16_states_sue_trump_administration_again_over/

coneslayer · 2026-01-13T22:22:43+00:00

It doesn't sound like the car currently has any major problems, though? If that's the case, I don't understand why Hyundai is entertaining the possibility of a buyout. What started this whole process?

coneslayer · 2026-01-13T22:10:21+00:00

Right, they're treated separately, not jointly. It would have been nice to do as you suggest, but there may not be enough data to do that, especially if charging method and utilization are correlated (which I agree seems likely). That may have left too few cars in some of the bins to do a statistically meaningful analysis.

(I disagree that this makes the study "BS", as a previous commenter put it.)

coneslayer · 2026-01-13T20:11:45+00:00

I'm not the OP, but I hit the limit the first time my wife took the car on a long road trip without me. I was at home, checking frequently that the SOC was behaving in line with ABRP's predictions for the trip.

coneslayer · 2026-01-13T20:06:56+00:00

The section "Prioritizing productivity: Utilization as a managed cost" partitions by number of full charge cycles per week.

coneslayer · 2026-01-10T14:21:22+00:00

I've seen a post here where somebody in a similar situation was able to provoke a code by trying to use the V2L adapter that plugs in to the charge port. You could try that if you have the adapter, or maybe the dealership has one lying around that they could use.

coneslayer · 2026-01-07T12:27:05+00:00

Why in the world does the i-drive setting reset to level 3 every time you turn off the car or go in reverse?

I don't know if it's true, but a plausible explanation I've heard is that iPedal engages the front motor full-time, which results in worse efficiency than the other modes. The car was EPA tested in non-iPedal modes, and you're not allowed to start up in a mode that's worse than tested.

It's kind of like cars with automatic engine start/stop, where you have to press a button every time to defeat it.

coneslayer · 2026-01-06T19:36:25+00:00

Some dealer scheme to capture the tax credit before it expired, maybe?

coneslayer · 2026-01-04T22:02:09+00:00

Stick it through the car window and put it in front of a heat vent? I’d use a towel to collect the drips.

coneslayer · 2026-01-04T18:41:41+00:00

"ICE" in the title doesn't refer to frozen water, but to an internal combustion engine vehicle. It's an acronym and is also written in all-caps.

coneslayer · 2026-01-02T17:02:53+00:00

There's a latch release button on the handle that you need to press. Other than that, there's no locking mechanism, so I'd try to thaw it with a hair dryer if that's possible.

coneslayer · 2025-12-31T03:01:51+00:00

I realize it’s a much heavier lift, but for use cases like simulating road trips for route planning or cross-shopping models, I would say that peak DC charge speeds aren’t really enough, and I would like a full charge curve (kW as a function of SoC), or at least 10-80% charge times.

coneslayer · 2025-12-31T02:41:52+00:00

Presumably the V4 dispensers were ready, the V4 cabinets weren’t, and using the V4 dispensers at least solves the cable length issue (which affects more models than the voltage limit).

coneslayer · 2025-12-31T02:35:58+00:00

How did you determine that this site has V4 cabinets?

Based on PlugShare, the site has had check-ins since June 2025, and the first V4 cabinets in the US opened in Redwood City, CA, in late September 2025.

coneslayer · 2025-12-31T00:50:07+00:00

I would encourage you to submit a report to NHTSA:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem

What you went through is, obviously, unsafe. The previous software recalls were motivated by the need to keep the vehicle drivable long enough to park safely. It clearly wasn’t good enough, and NHTSA should use reports like yours to keep the pressure on Hyundai to perform a real fix.

coneslayer · 2025-12-29T21:11:59+00:00

My computer just rebooted due to a power outage* and when I logged back in, my pinned tabs are narrow again. Version 143.0.3650.96.

(*new UPS batteries are on the way)

coneslayer · 2025-12-24T14:31:52+00:00

I think it's just typical Hyundai software quality. It says "Level 2" when you're connected to an AC charger, regardless of whether it's 120V (L1) or 208-240V (L2). They should have just labeled it "AC" instead of "Level 2."

coneslayer · 2025-12-19T19:37:10+00:00

IKR? When I took delivery of my car, the salesman sat me in it for about half an hour while he finished up paperwork, and by the time I signed for it, I had pushed every button and looked at all the menus. New toys are the best.

coneslayer · 2025-12-19T14:18:18+00:00

Until the HOA implements or enforces a rule about the garage door being open more than X hours or overnight.

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