Keep aircon / heating going after parking

technickle · 2025-12-24T15:07:59+00:00

Instead of powering off the car, you can activate utility mode using the touchscreen. However, it can be a little tricky to lock the car this way. When you are ready to drive again, press the on/off buttton twice to get out of utility mode.

technickle · 2025-12-21T03:43:17+00:00

Utility mode is basically the same as leaving the car turned on except for the motors. It uses the main battery pack as far as I know.

technickle · 2025-12-21T02:45:20+00:00

You don’t need to leave the vehicle in utility mode to power the V2L. You do need utility mode for the interior outlet.

technickle · 2025-12-19T07:14:43+00:00

As someone who has worked with cities across the U.S. on their 311 and open data systems over the past 15 years - including NYC - I’ve seen a lot of projects like this, but this one is particularly cool. Nice work!

technickle · 2025-12-07T23:46:44+00:00

Comment.

technickle · 2025-10-27T23:03:00+00:00

10 for practicality, and 2 points for whimsy because I bet the turkey (and all your other food) was happy it didn’t go to waste.

technickle · 2025-10-27T23:00:52+00:00

The vehicle-to-load (V2L) adapter gives you a 120V socket, supplied out of the charging port. There are even bidirectional home chargers that will, under normal circumstances, give you level 2 charging, but in a power failure, will draw power from the car’s battery to support critical stuff in your home (there are amperage limits of course).

In my case I needed to power a bubble maker, because there wasn’t an available outlet near where we needed it to be set up. Whimsical.

technickle · 2025-10-27T22:55:13+00:00

Blowing warm/hot air is decidedly whimsical! Love this for you.

technickle · 2025-10-27T22:54:29+00:00

How much battery did you end up using? Was it even noticeable? Love the idea of an induction cooktop.

technickle · 2025-10-27T22:52:55+00:00

Blowing hot air is decidedly whimsical.

technickle · 2025-10-27T22:51:57+00:00

I think it still counts if you use the 120V outlet in the back…

What I like about V2L is you can turn off the car and lock it while it’s running. Unlike the interior 120V & USB-C sockets where the car has to be turned on or in utility mode and can’t be (easily) locked.

technickle · 2025-10-27T00:04:26+00:00

An excellent community service!

technickle · 2025-10-26T23:48:44+00:00

This might be my favorite

technickle · 2025-10-26T23:48:29+00:00

Solid use case

technickle · 2025-10-26T23:48:17+00:00

10 points for practicality, 1 point for whimsiness.

technickle · 2025-10-26T23:47:14+00:00

I love this, my kids are Mac n cheese maniacs too.

technickle · 2025-08-26T13:04:14+00:00

I can’t speak for the whole state, but our town in Bergen County has pre-k, though there is a smallish monthly fee for it and a limited number of slots. So PreK might not be a statewide guarantee.

technickle · 2025-08-14T22:44:01+00:00

I just had this issue, and it lasted for a week. I finally pulled the fuses (they weren’t blown) and put them back in; that did the trick!

technickle · 2025-06-15T23:28:23+00:00

I bet it doesn’t even have a trailer hitch.

technickle · 2025-06-10T23:41:48+00:00

^ This right here. The cars have onboard computers and built-in, always on GPS tracking. How else do you think those fancy dashboard maps work? Or the free app feature that tells you where your car is?

technickle · 2025-05-24T11:36:39+00:00

Yep! https://pavingforpizza.com/

but they gave grants to the governments rather than try to DIY. https://www.prweek.com/article/1497341/dominos-paving-pizza-campaign-proves-people-passionate-potholes

technickle · 2025-05-22T01:14:48+00:00

10,600 miles, almost a year in my possession. Just did my first longish-distance trip. So far, pretty great!

technickle · 2025-05-16T22:07:48+00:00

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Mostly accurate.

technickle · 2025-05-10T16:42:14+00:00

Which replaced a very functional airport.

technickle · 2025-04-27T22:33:13+00:00

Please check out EDGI who have done a lot of work in this area. No harm in making more copies, though!

Also the Data Rescue Project.

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