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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

After the freeze in Texas a couple years ago, when many people lost electricity, Ford started advertising the outlets on their trucks.

Edit to add the link - https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/f150-lightning/features/intelligent-backup-power/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My father in law drives a 2015 F150. That outlet on the center console is 120 Volt outlet supplies 400watts. But a fridge can be anything from 300 to almost 800. I'm not saying it's impossible. And with newer trucks (especially the lightning and the F150 hybrid), I would believe it more readily. Ford is quick to market this in new trucks but I wouldn't count on it with older trucks. I'm just pointing out that real work experience says your mileage may vary. Especially in places like Texas or Arizona where your battery is going through extreme heat cycles due to the weather from like February to November.