It's a hybrid now... R1T charged at 5.2kw with portable generator and charging adapter

[ElectrifiedOverland]

After a recent power outage here in NH I decided to upgrade to a nicer generator to power the house and found an adapter to run the mobile charger from it as well. It powers right up and provides 5.2 kw to the truck. This could come in handy to charge the truck in the next outage in a pinch or to carry in the bed to extend my off-grid range for longer distance overland excursions in Northern Maine and NH where you're much more likely to encounter a moose than a source of electricity.

AC WORKS Electric Vehicle Charging Adapter (L14-30 30Amp 4-Proing to 14-50R) https://a.co/d/hQqXuOo


https://www.harborfreight.com/9500-...enerator-with-co-secure-technology-57080.html

Sponsored

 

[jclicky]

After a recent power outage here in NH I decided to upgrade to a nicer generator to power the house and found an adapter to run the mobile charger from as well. It powers right up and provides 5.2 kw to the truck. This could come in handy to charge the truck in the next outage in a pinch or to carry in the bed extend my off-grid range for longer distance overland excursions in Northern Maine and NH where you're much more likely to encounter a moose than a source of electricity.

AC WORKS Electric Vehicle Charging Adapter (L14-30 30Amp 4-Proing to 14-50R) https://a.co/d/hQqXuOo


https://www.harborfreight.com/9500-...enerator-with-co-secure-technology-57080.html

Ha, great title!

Reviews showed 12hr runtime on a full load for a house to empty the tank (~6gal.); was that kind of pace about what you were seeing using the generator?

 

[kylealden]

+1, would love some extra data so we can convert this into a mpg figure for the Rivian hybrid

 

[ElectrifiedOverland]

I'll have to do more comprehensive tests at some point, this was just an initial test as proof of concept. My complete SWAG is that about 9 gallons of generator gas should charge the battery from nearly empty to full in about 18 hours at 5.2 kW given that the generator is marketed to have 12 hours run time on 6 gallons. It's a complete guess, so don't put much stock into it, I'll run an actual test at some point. In any case, what I really need is the ability to drive to the northernmost charger on my way to the north woods and 150-200ish miles from there into a campsite with the ability to explore around up there and then get back to the charger without range anxiety. This will easily allow me to do that with just a full generator tank and no need to carry a jerry can.

 

[kylealden]

My complete SWAG is that about 9 gallons of generator gas should charge the battery from nearly empty to full in about 18 hours at 5.2 kW given that the generator is marketed to have 12 hours run time on 6 gallons.

If so that's in the ballpark of 30mpg which is about what I'd napkin'd out when thinking about a similar setup. Someone just needs to make a 5.2kW generator that fits under the tonneau and we're in business!

 

[Marchin_MTB]

You’ve found an Adventure extender @ElectrifiedOverland ! …but was it SUPER QUIET as advertised or just QUIET?

 

[TheIglu]

This is relevant to my interests. Would love to hear how much range you'll get in actual usage for charging your truck from a low state of charge.

I could use a new/better/quieter generator for the house, and this would also fit nicely in my trailer for long tows to tracks. I always have 20+ gallons of gas for the motorcycles anyways, so this would help if I'm unable to secure local power while there for a few days.

 

[ElectrifiedOverland]

You’ve found an Adventure extender @ElectrifiedOverland ! …but was it SUPER QUIET as advertised or just QUIET?

I'd say just "quiet" but I suppose it's in the ear of the beholder. It's much much quieter than the generator it's replacing

 

[DannyC]

Was out in the dessert east of San Diego. Did not have enough juice to make it home towing. Honda generator did the trick with the right power adapters. Took a while but I wasn't going anywhere.

 

[rivianguy]

After a recent power outage here in NH I decided to upgrade to a nicer generator to power the house and found an adapter to run the mobile charger from it as well. It powers right up and provides 5.2 kw to the truck. This could come in handy to charge the truck in the next outage in a pinch or to carry in the bed to extend my off-grid range for longer distance overland excursions in Northern Maine and NH where you're much more likely to encounter a moose than a source of electricity.

AC WORKS Electric Vehicle Charging Adapter (L14-30 30Amp 4-Proing to 14-50R) https://a.co/d/hQqXuOo


https://www.harborfreight.com/9500-...enerator-with-co-secure-technology-57080.html

From my perspective your timing couldn't have been more perfect for this post. We just had a power outage in Seattle and I was using my generators the other day to back up the house. It got me thinking that I should probably test them on my R1S to see how they do. I have 2 Honda Generators of the smaller 'camping' variety Honda EU 2200i

They can be connected via a cord to effectively act like a 4400w generator. I have ordered the Adapter off Amazon to connect them to the Rivian charger and will give it a go when I receive it. These generators are really light so pretty easy to carry around even in the R1S in an emergency.

 

[Thedude]

From my perspective your timing couldn't have been more perfect for this post. We just had a power outage in Seattle and I was using my generators the other day to back up the house. It got me thinking that I should probably test them on my R1S to see how they do. I have 2 Honda Generators of the smaller 'camping' variety Honda EU 2200i

They can be connected via a cord to effectively act like a 4400w generator. I have ordered the Adapter off Amazon to connect them to the Rivian charger and will give it a go when I receive it. These generators are really light so pretty easy to carry around even in the R1S in an emergency.

You'll need a neutral ground bonding plug in order for them to charge the truck. Cheap to buy and even cheaper and easier to make with hardware store parts.

 

[rivianguy]

You'll need a neutral ground bonding plug in order for them to charge the truck. Cheap to buy and even cheaper and easier to make with hardware store parts.

I'm definitely not God's gift to electricians. Can you possibly link one I could buy on Amazon? Note the peculiar setup of the parallel linked generators means that I have to plug the charger in to the 30 AMP weird socket on the companion generator

 

[Thedude]

I'm definitely not God's gift to electricians. Can you possibly link one I could buy on Amazon? Note the peculiar setup of the parallel linked generators means that I have to plug the charger in to the 30 AMP weird socket on the companion generator

https://www.amazon.com/Southwire-Company-LLC-44400-Generator/dp/B07F4R7BDL

Just plug it into one of the two generators and you’ll be good to go.

 

[kizamybute']

https://www.amazon.com/Southwire-Company-LLC-44400-Generator/dp/B07F4R7BDL

Just plug it into one of the two generators and you’ll be good to go.

I tried one of these (link posted by "Thedude") and still had issues.

Got this instead "(link posted below) and it worked. The Rivian is very sensitive to the power it intakes and the power it outputs.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TXMFRY2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Thedude]

I tried one of these (link posted by "Thedude") and still had issues.

Got this instead "(link posted below) and it worked. The Rivian is very sensitive to the power it intakes and the power it outputs.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TXMFRY2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Interesting. It’s not that the charger is sensitive it just needs to see a grounded circuit. All a bonding plug is is a piece of wire jumping two pins in the plug. You could take a section of wire and just stuff it in the ground and neutral pins and the truck would accept the charge. Totally unsafe of course but that’s all that’s going on inside the bonding plug.

Sponsored