Can public ev chargers let you plug in high power appliances like commercial vacuums?
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Another problem would be that EV fast charging stations typically use direct current (instead of alternating current) at a much higher voltage than the 110-240 volts a household appliance would expect.
Even if you used an adapter, it would probably rapidly destroy/ignite whatever you connected onto it. (Edit, or more realistically, blow a fuse)
Fast charging will not work for this as it uses DC. And 110V appliances will not work as the power from the car chargers are all 230V and 400V. But in general, yes. I would be surprised if people were not selling adapters for this as they are very simple to make.
No. And also, why?
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Yes, if you have the right adapter. https://youtu.be/xU18ylN3gPE?t=173
Normal charging is just a different shape of power outlet. DC fast charging won’t work on your appliances – so don’t use it! Use the AC slow charging.
Yes, with the right adapters and connectors. In the case of DC fast chargers that would include an inverter to turn the DC into AC power and transformers to get the voltage right.
But broadly, very broadly speaking, electricity is electricity. If there’s enough energy you can power things with it, and EV chargers provide electricity.
Not directly or easily, but yes. There was a story about someone with free supercharging using it to power bitcoin mining equipment in their trunk.
Dc fast charge electricity is 2 to 3 times more expensive than residential so there’s not really a loophole here even if you could do it
No, the EV charger uses a different plug and language. The car is where Is the charger actually is, the thing you pull up to just takes care of the voltage. The car says how much power it can take. Without that communication the plug won’t provide any power.
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