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--- australia:12v_evcars [2026/11/10 09:06] – [Example fully electric vehicles suitable for camping] gary1
+++ australia:12v_evcars [2026/11/10 09:08] (current) – [Using your EV battery for camping] gary1
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   * you can use the traditional 12V 10A cigarette lighter port to run a car fridge, etc
   * **charging your 12V LiFePO4 battery**
-    * EVs do not have an alternator so you can't just connect a DC-DC charger to charge your 12V battery, but many have high voltage outlets which can be potentially be used for DC-DC charging of your 12V LiFePO4 camping battery (via a DC-DC charger)
+    * EVs do not have an alternator but you can still use a hard-wired DC-DC charger but you need to take extra precautions to avoid flattening the EV's small starter battery or overloading the EV's DC converter (max 20-25A DC-DC is the usual guideline)
-    * preferably you don't want to use the EV's AC V2L output for this as this loses efficiency in converting DC to AC then back to DC
+    * you could use the EV's AC V2L output with an AC-DC charger
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