"Erma1ina" wrote in message
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RBM wrote:

"HeyBub" wrote in message
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It can be done - if you're smug enough.

http://jalopnik.com/5118297/tech+sav...ing-snow-storm
Clearly, the kind of dumb-assed environmental wacko story I'd expect
from
Mass. I use an inverter on a deep cycle marine battery in my service
vehicle. It powers chargers, lights, and the occasional power tool. Most
of
the time it spends slowly recharging off the vehicle alternator. short
bursts are all they're really good for,if you're using any real power.
So
this clown runs out to recharge his car once an hour or so, and thinks
he's
a genius. If he had a half a brain he wouldn't be bothering powering his
refrigerator during a snow storm, and he'd own a cheap generator like
his
smarter, but less environmentally friendly neighbors, who are all, by
the
way, laughing at the idiot.

Either RBM didn't read or didn't comprehend the article. Perhaps she was
distracted by a Limbaugh lame-assed rant.

http://jalopnik.com/5118297/tech+sav...ing-snow-storm

Here's an excerpt:

"FIRST, the Prius carries a much LARGER BATTERY PACK than a regular car,
allowing someone to power more appliances for longer than the
conventional AC Delco found in most cars. SECOND, unlike some backup
battery systems found in homes, the Prius, like other cars, can recharge
its batteries with its normal internal combustion engine. And here's the
BEST PART -- because the PRIUS AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ITSELF ON WHEN THE
BATTERIES DRAIN to a certain level, SWEENEY LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND IT
AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OVER WHEN IT NEEDED TO RECHARGE -- about once every
30 minutes. IF YOU WERE TRYING TO DO WHAT SWEENEY DID WITH A NON-HYBRID,
YOU'D FIND YOURSELF SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME OUTSIDE IN THE COLD. I THE
EFFICIENCY OF THE AUTO-ON FEATURE MEANT SWEENEY ONLY USED AROUND FIVE
GALLONS OF GAS."

Sweeney used considerably more gas to produce the 17 Kwh he used than my
Honda EU2000i would have used but I'll wager he used LESS gas than the
typical gas-hogging genny would have required to power what he did for
"a few days".

Actually the ends of the columns were cut off for some reason, so I didn't
see that the car starts itself, of the part where Toyota voids the fools
warranty for misusing the equipment, and shortening the life of the battery.
If he had half a brain, he'd buy equipment intended for the purpose, like a
generator.