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The ford home integration setup never really worked as advertised. The idea is that if the home power fails, the truck will output high voltage DC to an inverter that powers the house. No owners have got this failing over reliably.

Most people just plug an extension cord into the onboard inverter. You have to manually flip it on and plug it in, but 240V30A is plenty for an emergency. Doing it this way isn't any different from any other vehicle with an onboard inverter though.

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It's completely illegal unless your home has a "transfer switch" (manual or automatic) installed for this purpose - and if you're plugged into the generator side of a transfer switch, then you can't charge the truck, only discharge it. There are probably modules designed for solar power that allow two-way transfer safely.

On the other hand there are no tricky rules for an electric truck to have extra power outlets in it.

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I'd expect a lot of people might just use extension cords and plug critical devices directly into the truck.
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Bingo. Unsurprisingly, the ford system is basically an off the shelf solar system minus the panels and with a very tiny battery to kickstart the system.
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Do cybertrucks work any differently?
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I believe they use the vehicle's onboard inverter rather than an external one.
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No one is saying they can’t. Drop the whataboutism, please.
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The whole GP is irrelevant to the article regardless. Point being, what does it matter that the cybertruck has this feature when it's a not unique and b irrelevant to why it failed.

The whole comment comes across as an AI agent that is lacking severe human context by posting a complete non-sequitur, regardless if it is actually an agent or not.

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It was an article about the end of the Cybertruck. It’s my one story about a Cybertruck so I thought I’d share.

First time I’ve been compared to an AI agent.

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Do they now?
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I know its been a few years, but the Cybertruck has been an epic disaster.

Cybertruck was announced first. Then Ford _released_ the F150 Lightning, including the ability to operate as a backup battery for a house. And a dozen or so months later, Cybertruck comes out at a much higher price than F150 Lightning ever was.

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I think they might be commenting on the fact that the f150 lightning has been cancelled for some time now
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> the Cybertruck has been an epic disaster

As has the F150 lightning. It lost so much money and demand was so low that Ford had to kill it to stop bleeding money.

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The price point on the Cybertruck and the Lightning were comparable, particularly if you price based on range.
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