In article V82_h.7683$f17.2180@trndny05, says...

"mm" wrote in message
But now that there are so many cellphones, I would think cigarette
lighters would be back on the carmakers required list. Even if they
don't put an actual lighter in the hole, one could still buy one.

Lots of car not only have the lighter socket, but an additional one for
accessories. That is becoming standard. The lighters were taken out more
as a cost savings. I recall one car listing a "smokers option".

Even when they do add "accessory sockets," they can still be a cost
savings vs real lighter sockets. Even when I use the big inverter that
runs my laptop, TV, and camera charger, it draws a fraction of the power
of an electrical-resistance lighter, and it doesn't need the thermal
protection around the socket.

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