Charging a Cybertruck with Honda EU3200i Portable Gas Powered Inverter Generator - Miles/Hour

[the43k]

Thanks to all that gave me advice here on this site.. Here are the results.

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[ÆCIII]

Thanks for the video. Strange that you weren't using a 220V source considering you still had a NEMA-50 plug on the UMC. But, the result would've been the same if your limit was 2600 Watts. Wondering if they have a generator about that size (or a little larger) that will do 5000 Watts using two 110 Volt phases for 220 Volts at 20ish amps in the same NEMA-50 plug.

8 hours to regain 63 miles could be the difference from being stuck in the wilderness maybe, but it's not a lot and it seems like a more robust version of the generator could be used if one is going to the trouble of hauling one around.

- ÆCIII

 

[the43k]

Thanks for the video. Strange that you weren't using a 220V source considering you still had a NEMA-50 plug on the UMC. But, the result would've been the same if your limit was 2600 Watts. Wondering if they have a generator about that size (or a little larger) that will do 5000 Watts using two 110 Volt phases for 220 Volts at 20ish amps in the same NEMA-50 plug.

8 hours to regain 63 miles could be the difference from being stuck in the wilderness maybe, but it's not a lot and it seems like a more robust version of the generator could be used if one is going to the trouble of hauling one around.

- ÆCIII

We went with the generator seen here because of 4 factors.... Generator Quality, Small Size, Low Decibels & Power.

 

[Jager]

The Honda EU3200i holds 1.2 gallons of gas; and at rated capacity it will burn through that in 3.3 hours.

Assuming a charge rate of 4.5 miles/hour, you'll get a bit under 15 miles of additional range after running the generator for those 3+ hours.

Carrying a 5-gallon can of gas, in addition to what you keep in the generator, would increase your charge another 62 miles, albeit it would take you an additional 13.8 hours and you'd have to refill the generator five times.

Definitely could help. Definitely would be painful.

To the question regarding why not a 240v generator solution... AFAIK there are no 240v suitcase style gensets on the market. The Honda EU7000is (7000 watts; 6500 sustained load) would roughly double the charge rate, but at the cost of a vastly larger, heavier, and thirstier machine. One man is not going to be lifting that in and out of a truck.

Thanks for the video, which illustrates both the upside and the downside to hauling along a gas generator.

 

[Mini2nut]

A true battery breakthrough is still 5-10 years away.

The day will come when an off-road BEV will get a "real world" 400-500 miles of range. Range anxiety will be a thing of the past.

 

[Outdoors]

Darn I wish I could help. I gave all my generators away. Even a couple nice Honda's.
Not here to say don't use them, but really try to use an EcoFlow Delta Pro for all camp needs.

I get the plugs in the truck are cool. Yet if someone brings along a propane or gas gen. One would assume they are really concerned about range. Why is one using the truck power at camp? The amount of truck plug in power might induce generator use when it doesn't have to. Use batteries banks instead.

Went camping. Wait everyone. We need to charge for 12 hours to go a minimal amount of miles. Why? We used to much truck juice on the induction cooktop and can't get back.

Just a thought before plugging that thing and starting it up for a half a day or so for minimal range.
The bigger the generator. Less space for actual fun stuff. I don't count fun as filling up and watching a generator run.

 

[jimnycricket65]

A true battery breakthrough is still 5-10 years away.

The day will come when an off-road BEV will get a "real world" 400-500 miles of range. Range anxiety will be a thing of the past.

I think the battery break through will continue and 500 is minimum range. I never ever have phone battery issues anymore. I won’t live to see the loooooong range In a single charge but kudos to Ev world and Elon.

 

[the43k]

The Honda EU3200i holds 1.2 gallons of gas; and at rated capacity it will burn through that in 3.3 hours.

Assuming a charge rate of 4.5 miles/hour, you'll get a bit under 15 miles of additional range after running the generator for those 3+ hours.

Carrying a 5-gallon can of gas, in addition to what you keep in the generator, would increase your charge another 62 miles, albeit it would take you an additional 13.8 hours and you'd have to refill the generator five times.

Definitely could help. Definitely would be painful.

To the question regarding why not a 240v generator solution... AFAIK there are no 240v suitcase style gensets on the market. The Honda EU7000is (7000 watts; 6500 sustained load) would roughly double the charge rate, but at the cost of a vastly larger, heavier, and thirstier machine. One man is not going to be lifting that in and out of a truck.

Thanks for the video, which illustrates both the upside and the downside to hauling along a gas generator.

I'm sure somebody here could figure out a way to calculate this, but I would suspect that if you map every Tesla Supercharger, every destination charger, every CCS, every available Level 2 and every campsite in American with either 30/50 amp RV service (not even counting the possibility of random style NEMA outlets all across the entire nation of private and commercial ownership). The maximum range required to get to one of these locations from a very remote area in the continental US is likely under 100 miles and probably far less in most places. And as a side note, when you're talking about remote ares of the mountains, I've found that on the way home, we actually regenerate a ton of miles. I will certainly be learning more and more about this we venture into remote places. That all coming soon BTW.

 

[MyFirstElectricTesla]

A true battery breakthrough is still 5-10 years away.

The day will come when an off-road BEV will get a "real world" 400-500 miles of range. Range anxiety will be a thing of the past.

I think the battery break through will continue and 500 is minimum range. I never ever have phone battery issues anymore. I won’t live to see the loooooong range In a single charge but kudos to Ev world and Elon.

I've read somewhere 600 Miles battery charged in 5 minutes.

 

[jimnycricket65]

Is 600 enough?

 

[jookyone]

I've read somewhere 600 Miles battery charged in 5 minutes.

Nuclear batteries will never need to be charged. Exciting years ahead.

 

[jimnycricket65]

lol. What happens in a car crash?

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