Thanks to its bidirectional charger, our 2022 Kia EV6 Wind AWD was an unsung hero during a scheduled power outage in Southern California on a chilly winter night.
. V2L essentially turns the EV6 into an electric generator by tapping into its ginormous 77.4 kWh battery and bidirectional charger to provide AC power to your electronic devices and appliances. There's two ways to plug in to the Kia's V2L feature—the first is through an adapter that connects to the EV6's charge port, and the second is a power outlet located inside the vehicle between the rear floorboard and bottom seat cushion. Here's what it's like to use V2L.
The outage would take place in the middle of the night , when temperatures were expected to dip into the low 40s. My home, like many in this neighborhood filled with older Spanish- and Craftsman-style bungalows, features original lathe and plaster walls, no insulation, and single-pane wooden windows. That means temperatures inside usually aren't far off from the outside without a proper HVAC system. Not surprisingly, the neighborhood Facebook page was in a tizzy leading up to the outage.
"This is such stupid timing," one neighbor said."They have other outages and they're doing them in the daytime.""All set here," one neighbor said."Solar generator's ready and waiting."With the EV6 parked close to my house, I plugged in an extension cord to the V2L adapter , ran it through the dining room window, and did a test run with my space heater.
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