> richard schumacher wrote:
> > Along with the Prius, AFAIK most cars now have accessory outlets which
> > are dead when the car is off. Such cars would need to be modified
> > before they could accept a charge through their outlets.
>
> The Prius mod is trivial (one wire, 10 minutes). It's
> also easy to hard-wire to the 12V system.
Understood. It's just that no one should think they can buy a plug-in
charger and be able to use it with *no* mods.
> > Along with the Prius, AFAIK most cars now have accessory outlets which
> > are dead when the car is off. Such cars would need to be modified
> > before they could accept a charge through their outlets.
>
> The Prius mod is trivial (one wire, 10 minutes). It's
> also easy to hard-wire to the 12V system.