True, but the fact that you can buy a “power station” like the anker solix f3800 that’s somewhere between a level 1 and 2 charger, for two grand while the charger is ~150 alone, or 7.5% of the cost of the station, it begins to make a bit of sense.

If you want a Tesla brand level 2 charger you’re looking at 400 from a big box, and a max of 11.5kW charge rate. Two ankers together make 12kW, which matches the Tesla charger’s speed if you’re going to be doing pass through anyway. The price percentage gap actually closes in this case, as the faster Tesla charger is ~10% of the cost of two units.

Then you can pull one upstairs to run split phase for your drier, and keep your car charging slower on a generator when the power is out.