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Vehicle-to-Load (V2L)

What is Vehicle-to-Load?

Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) allows certain electric and hybrid vehicles to power external devices directly from their high-voltage batteries. In simple terms, your car becomes a giant portable power bank. 

You can run appliances like kettles and camping gear, or just top up your laptop using a standard three-pin socket. 

There are two main ways that manufacturers implement V2L – either with a domestic three-pin socket inside the cabin, or with an adapter that plugs into the car’s external charging port. 

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