Can a generator charge your Tesla?

[@Aida12376]

Exactly what I wanted to see tested! I have a hookup to my home via an inlet with this exact generator. Seems like I'll be able to do ~20A and charge if the power ever goes out. Thanks for the video!

[@tylerhorn3712]

It's a GREAT idea. Predator 5000 is 120 and you can throw it in your trunk. You could get a bigger one, but 240 is 5x more and I'm not sure if they will fit in your trunk.

[@DonovanBrown]

I track my Tesla and it is hard to find chargering stations near many of the locations where we race. This will be great to add ot my trailer so I can top off my Tesla between driving sessions.

[@StefanDim]

Or just stick to a petrol car instead?

[@allaround200]

Don’t let people see it or your car will be the next anti-EV haters meme

[@ksamrow1]

It’s not the volts alone that set the time of charge for the car, it’s the available amps, watts, that set the speed of the charge. Max amps on 120 volts is 20 amps, 2400 watts max at the wall or generator outlet. Max amps, typical on 240 volts, 50 amp outlet is 12000 watts. Big difference.

[@domdrou2432]

For the Volt the default set up is 8 amp , you have to manually change it to 12 amp in the menu

[@RunningThruLife]

Just found a new business Idea😂😂😂🔋🔋🔌🔌🔌

[@VishnuKumar-xo5uz]

Do u think what I'm thinking 😂?

[@Universe_Energy]

lets cooperate

[@jimandrews2967]

I saw one here on You Tube where the guy bought another identical battery pack , mounted it on a trailer and wired it in such a way as it parallels the car's battery effectively doubling its range and then had an on board 15Kw generator to charge it up effectively making it a hybrid. It worked . I think he bypassed thr charging port when hooking the second battery in it. He even had the cooling system for the battery installed also.

[@craigwflys]

I used my camping inverter generator. It's a 120V and running is 2100 watts. Needed a ground bonding plug and with the 120V adapter at the 12 amp max (1440 watts) on my Model Y I got 4-5 miles of range charged per hour.

[@SledjeWorks]

We use the EVroadHERO 9kw model. It has super clean electricity (safe for the EV) and also a custom made EV charger that is tuned exactly to the generator max output in order to get the fastest charging possible. Rescue charging only.

[@Vibhavrao]

"lets see if we can arc weld this to the ground" That's violation on GM 😂😂😂

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

chuck a trailer on the tesla and use it to charge while you drive.

[@charlesp.6061]

How? when u charging tesla will not let u place vehicle in any gear

[@LisaAnn777]

So basically turn it into a hybrid lol

[@hi9580]

@@charlesp.6061hack software or directly connect to battery/bypass hardware locks

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

dang:\ @charlesp.6061

[@Francisco-jk8jj]

That definitely will stress and destroy the batteries. That's why the car OS blocks the car from being operated while it's charging.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

PHEV is much better, a guy on here bought a $220 1500W inverter, installed it in back area of 2024 Wrangler, and was able to run his fridge, TV and a lot of lights in his house. He could run a coffee maker in his Jeep while his TV monitor and Apple TV WERE ON! $220! So it could be used for camping, or at home if the power was out. Jeep to the rescue. With factory front and rear lockers, and a 100 to 1 crawl ratio, and 2000 lbs. lighter, will easily out-climb a CyberTruck.

[@Solkre82]

Chevy Volt is love. It should be fine pulling 240v 16-ish Amps

[@MrShonky01]

Personally I would go for the small inverter & only use enough to get me to the nearest super charger. Emergency only gen 🌞 looking forward to my Cyber truck🌞

[@Mudinyeri]

In the "bread line" scenario mentioned at the beginning of the video, I'm guessing their will be a VERY long line at the nearest super charger. :)

[@PraiseYAyoupeople]

cybertruck will need about 2x more electricity to cover same distance compared to model 3 it looks like. Larger generator recommended.

[@nateitscake88]

Thank you for this test, 9-10 hours for a full charge is a long time. I was wanting to know this information for evacuating during a hurricane. Was considering loading up some propane tanks and the generator but by the time I get the car charge Ill be in the middle of the storm.

[@cringequeen1785]

I live in florida and am thinking the exact same thing it sucks because I really wanted a Tesla but this is seriously making me reconsider-

[@erikescalet]

I live in Florida and I just got my m3. I was worried myself but no longer am. I have my electrical hooked up to my house and it's always ready before the night is over . Knowing that a generator would fully power my tesla in an emergency over night is perfect.

[@nateitscake88]

@erikescalet-villalta2106 Be sure to load up your trunk and frunk with with as much fuel and oil as possible, cuz you're gonna need it.

[@nateums]

yeah youd need an immense amount of power to supercharge, best bet it to use the supercharger stations

[@BurnseysRT]

In theory you should have a day or two or 3 warning .. so charge up your car to 100% before you lose power and then use the generator from there.

[@reysdatnig]

I have a question. If a tesla is dead and stranded on the side of road and needs charge. How much time will i have to wait until i at least get 15-20miles of driving with the little generator? And also same question with the big generator? Your knowledge will really help me out.

[@JD-mq8ej]

He showed it in the video. The Tesla was charging at 18 miles per hour. Meaning it was recouping 18miles worth of charge per hour it's on the charger on the big one (14 on the small one). So for 20 miles. An hour to an hour and a half.

[@timtamgar4844]

Make the generator a little larger. Design it to directly drive the cars gearing. We could call it the internal combustion engine. Maybe one day in the future we will have the tech to do this.

[@Aircam73]

But that isn't the future that would be going back to the past. This is just showcasing what an EV can run on and a basic how to to do it.

[@lesliereed4047]

This is the most hilarious video I have watched on youtube.

[@ernestsloan5071]

Why?

[@MitchellJaggard]

yeah i go deep in the bush and can charge my tesla on $10 of gas

[@thanapatrachartburut513]

What is the difference cost between generator and grid?

[@Aircam73]

Grid will usually be much cheaper. Around TX we get around12 to 14 cents a kWh so to charge the car from zero to full would be around $10 to $12. To charge the car from a generator from 0 to 300 miles would take around 15 hours and go through two tanks of gas or around 14 gallons of fuel. To fill it up with the generator at $2.50 a gallon gas would be around $35. This would give Tesla around 21 mpg when charging off the Generator. Not bad but charging from the generator would be for non normal situations like when the grid is down or if you are out camping where no electricity was available.

[@thepubliceye]

What will they think of next? Build the generator in the car?

[@verygoodbrother]

BMW i3 REX

[@timtamgar4844]

Normal cars already have that. It's called an engine or motor😂. Best thing is you need only a tiny battery to start this generator, saving a ton of weight.

[@biget95]

Ram REV 1500.

[@EvanAmbar-uc8wd]

You guys should do Cybertruck generator charging test

[@bharatkumarjoshi1596]

How did you bond your neutral?

[@Aircam73]

The Neutral is bonded to the frame.

[@bharatkumarjoshi1596]

@Aircam73 OK thanks, sorry one more question, in this case, the body or the frame is also grounded to a earth pit?

[@Blake-im3vg]

Tesla needs to work on the charge times this is def good idea would def keep a genny in the trunk

[@krnzzang84]

Shoulda gotten Tesla certified Honda generator 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Aircam73]

Great video Guys!

[@TriPham-j3b]

We can use the hot weather to charge it and cool the city at the same time and in emergency we can use gas stove or trash burning and ok

[@ShadowbannedMedia]

Loving this content please keep it coming 🎉

[@dustinfancher]

We'd like to get an EV in the near future, but this is why I'm still going to keep a gas vehicle, too. Rather than burning fuel to charge, I can just hop in a gas vehicle and use it if needed.

[@mrld3005]

2023 people charging electric cars with gas-powered engines...

[@SmartestDumbGuy]

It's really going to rock your world when you find out how gas pumps run.

[@lpbaba]

😂😂😂😂​@@SmartestDumbGuy

[@isaiahc.530]

elon didnt think to put a solar panel on the cars smh

[@iamnot_real1]

wait...

[@craiga4215]

Charging an EV on gas the few times a year you lose power makes more sense than using an ICE on a daily basis

[@bobc1631]

That is too cool, if got a week to charge😂

[@hardymichael533]

EcoFlow delta smart Duo fuel Generator 4000W 😊 test it out on KZbin video

[@Aircam73]

It looks like a nice setup but it has a lower wattage than either of the ones in the video. It is also only 120 volts vs the 240 on the genmax while costing more than the 6,000W genmax.

[@6977202865]

Thanks for saving the environment!!!

[@Nickregier]

This is great!! Where did you get the “plug” that runs from the gen to mobile connector? Link pls? Tia

[@AndreiDoroftei]

amzn.to/3IqRq9T

[@ivnpck2911]

Can you drive while charging?

[@RONderluck]

NO!!!

[@bambooindark1]

Probably need to mount 4 generators on the roof running at same time to able to make this work

[@ivnpck2911]

@@bambooindark1 Lets Do it, Find the way to shrink the 4 generator, and we will have unlimited charge 😊😊😁😁

[@BurnseysRT]

How long does a gallon of gas cost with the smaller unit.

[@jonahbernard3516]

The noise of the generator will attract attention, in the end of the world situation you’re a goner unless you have a fortress

[@mattleach9957]

What charger do you have that doesn't care you're not grounded?

[@six16th]

5:51 this! Lol

[@Marc816]

Of course it will!!!! It's not against the laws of physics!!!! But it takes either GASOLINE or DIESEL FUEL to RUN the generator, depending on what sort of generator you are using!!!! Can you dig that!!!!!!????

[@jimandrews2967]

Find the size generator that will fully charge your car on one tank of fuel.

[@Joshua_Eron_Miller]

Tow behind diesel generator? LOL

[@jimandrews2967]

It is no different than running the battery all the way fown , THEN calling a diesel towtruck with a diesel generator to recharge it with. That charge will cost $1,500.00 . LOL

[@jtkrpm1]

So, no jumpers needed?

[@ratherrapid]

clear as mud.

[@jtkrpm1]

Volt was close to full charge. It slows near full charge

[@jtkrpm1]

Never mind it was half charge

[@MAKtube_]

Will it loose its battery warranty due to charging from a generator? Since the generator power is unstable and the car is sensitive for it!😊

[@Glock20AK]

No because this info would not be disclosed….

[@chriss377]

No because inverter generators are much more stable than older standard generators. I ran my PC and cable modem off of my 8.8kw inverter generator (along with some lights and my fridge) during a localized outage. And Ive done the same in bigger outages using my cellphone as a hotspot.

[@markjacksonmusic21]

How much gas or propane per hour?

[@jjptech]

What is the gas milege of this?

[@exmerion]

I think it ends up being 20 miles per gallon with the big generator. It consumes about a gallon of gas per hour.

[@Ronniedonny1]

How long will it take to charge with a champion 7500 watt inverter generator? i'm assuming 40 miles per hour?

[@dylanmanka8795]

Well the energy has to come from a PURE Sine Wave inverter/generator. An unwritten rule is 80% max capacity for generators for surges/other. Really for peak efficiency, most gas generators are capped to 50% max efficiency. At -about 3 miles/KWH after efficiency losses converting the power through the charger. That gives you about 10 miles of charge per hour. This truly is a last resort. If a Tesla Battery pack is 80KWH, expect about a 24+ hour charge time minimum.

[@LarryButler-kp3se]

If going on a road trip, why not RENT a 50KW diesel genset on a trailer to just pull behind you?

[@marialuisasanchezgonzales308]

About how many gallons of gas do you need to charge a tesla?

[@danielc3003]

How much does a 5 gallon gas can cost?

[@OliverTwisted4k]

Tesla people always over pay for everything, you can get a good equivalent generator for $1,200 their all made in the same place with different cabinets lol.

[@johnfilmore7638]

Chevy Bolt EV keeps its cost low by having slower-charging circuitry than its more expensive competition. You basically compared the fastest charging EV with the slowest charging EV on the market.

[@CrezymedJohn]

how about 1 inverter of 2000w , plus lifepo4 24v 200ah in the trunk? That is 4KWh++ of emergency charging

[@AndreiDoroftei]

You might get one mile of charging out of it. And that’s a maybe.

[@davidhamil4227]

Why is nobody mounting an inverter generator and tank in the bed?

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

For that price and weight, I will just get a RAM range extender truck.

[@ksamrow1]

Why do you need an inverter generator? Why couldn’t I use my 30kw whole house generator to charge it?

[@ELFLOWTECH]

thanks for the video, this is great video, however you can save all this hassle of so many hours of charging an EV can be saved buy owning a gasoline car. in 15 minutes you can drive to the a Gas station fill up your tank and go back home and do much more… EV’s aren’t ready yet.

[@Jamal_travel_]

You realize most people charge when they are at home doing nothing? Like after work pull into garage plug in and go about the rest of their day and in the morning unplug and drive off? Total time plug in 5 secs? Another 5 secs to unplug and drive off to work? You are not filling a tank of gas that quick.

[@dadandson6882]

So at 18 mph. In ten hours you would have 180 miles available. Wouldn’t that need about ten gallons of gas for that larger generator? Or you could put 10 gallons into a Toyota Camry and go approximately 300 miles in no more than 10 minutes….. I do like this video though. Thank you.

[@Hardy_H_H]

Generator burns 1 gallon every 10 hours (diesel ones). So 2 gallons or 90MPG

[@dadandson6882]

That’s impressive. I have a 10k industrial generator/welder. It’s about one gallon of gasoline per hour.

[@grabasandwich]

0:38 i think you completely contradicted yourself there

[@cipinassssss]

if its end of the world i whould not have tesla but rather old mercedes benz w 123 diesel that thing with good care and proper maintance will run on any vegetable, used oil even old filtered engine oil and it will not brake like these new cars and it will outlive even you back then mercedes made quality now its questionable like most of car manufacturers

[@Aircam73]

We agree having multiple ways to fuel a car is nice. An EV can be fueled from the sun, propane, gasoline, diesel, wind, the grid, Natural gas or even a hamster on a wheel. Plus any diesel generator can fuel an EV running on diesel, vegetable oil or motor oil. The downside of the Mercedes is the 1,000+ moving parts compared to the Tesla 20 moving parts. Any one of those thousands of moving part breaking will render the car inoperable.

[@cipinassssss]

@Aircam73 you forgot oné small detail new cars especialy electric. You need spesialized equipment to fix or know whats wrong and in case od even small shortage in battery you will have bbq and these older Mercedes are Well known. Fór simplicity and reliability new cars are Just too overcomplicated. And quality of materials they Made of IS questionable too people in african shitholes driving these cars everywhere and there are no proper infrastructure and roads, not specialized shop, tools , you can fix older car on side of the road try it with your tesla i quess not i m not fan of eletric cars they need something more work to be done

[@Aircam73]

@@cipinassssss There is no denying that a pre 1985 diesel is going to be easier to fix than an EV but the simple fact is that EVs would require far less fixing because of how simple they really are. With only 20 moving parts there is far less to go wrong and won't need to be fixed nearly as often. Plus diesel cars catch fire at a rate far greater than EVs so if it is a fire you are worried about an old diesel is over 20 times more likely to catch fire than an EV. With HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of lithium batteries in homes, cars, watches, phones, tablets, drills, vacuums, laptops, toys, lawn equipment, etc the chances of a short are so small that BILLION of people sleep with a lithium battery 2 feet from their head every night.

[@RobertClark-ej4ub]

Question still stands. It can charge a electric car. How long to charge half charge. Full charge time. Not miles.

[@Aircam73]

They use miles because different cars charge at different rates depending on the battery size. It is simple to calculate as the Model Y and S have very close battery capacities of around 82 kWh. If they used the large generator near peak operating power of 9,000 watts. If you divide 82,000 watts by 9,000 watts you get a little over 9 hours to fully charge the cars. With losses and not running it at max capacity lets say 10 hours. So, 5 hours to half full and 2.5 hours for a 1/4 of a tank.

[@cesarqba]

Es gracioso cargando el carro eléctrico on gasolina ⛽️

[@booobtooober]

My Tesla charge light goes red and won't charge. I think it's because the floating neutral ground

[@osi2947]

Now put the generator inside the car and start driving while ots charging, will it work?😂

[@silvergaurchannel9609]

Blow ur batteries like phone

[@cgorman31]

What happens when you run out of gas for your generators?? If you say go to the gas station to fill up fuel cans just do the same for gas powered vehicle

[@hi9580]

Petrol has much higher energy density than batteries even after inefficiencies you travel significantly further with backup fuel tank than carrying extra batteries.

[@aatapiap]

What's the point of using diesel/gasoline generators to charge an electric car? How does that help to lower greenhouse gas emissions?

[@pinkiepie1656]

Who said it was?

[@rodneynoriel1528]

😅😅😅. Gotta go to the gas station to get you EV charged.

[@mikec1773]

Using gasoline to power an electric car. Boy, I hope they ban gasoline cars. Head scratcher😂

[@junjloc3774]

couldnt you just buy an inverter and plug that into the generator?

[@maxt240]

Why in God sake battery are being called "generator" these days??? It's so deceptive.

[@vergelbansill9811]

u need a 30KW 72 amp @ 220V, then convert that to 440V 30 amps, your load can't exceed 80%, then u will see it will charge tesla in less than 1 hour.

[@hajalameh]

Oxymoron! gas generator for an electric car

[@myanis007]

Why don't EV car makers pun a generator in their cars?

[@RONderluck]

They did back in the early 90s. Look it up. The government bought all of them off the people that bought them.

[@michaeljordan5972]

Im no expert on the subject so please don't laugh at me but couldn't you install a belt driven generator on your car off the axle or something and charge on the go just asking

[@silvergaurchannel9609]

This tesla don't have charge on the go i think.. Imagine using mobile phone while in charge.. Maybe those teslas batteries might blow using that belt. Also u need alternator to charge the battery not just a belt.. With weight and so on.. Just too unreliable

[@michaeljordan5972]

@@silvergaurchannel9609 well duh that's exactly what I said a belt driven generator I can't imagine why it won't work

[@silvergaurchannel9609]

@@michaeljordan5972 because not reliable and not energy saving.. Using belt and alternator excess so much energy out. To start the alternator also use batery..

[@michaeljordan5972]

@@silvergaurchannel9609 well once again I'm no expert in the field but I think they can make it work if they wanted to I'm sure it's not that simple but I think they could do it if they wanted to

[@silvergaurchannel9609]

@@michaeljordan5972 okey2.. Maybe someday.. But i think the easier way using solar..

[@Madnessd16]

What's the inverter you need

[@rolandoperez1544]

No Matter What old Fuels Are the only Source to Charge this Waste of time! No thank you to EV

[@WHIPURKIDS]

This electric shit is stupid. You buy an electric vehicle because of emissions but run a gas generator to charge it. Seems legit and intelligent at the same time.

[@doaudi1720]

This wouldnt work if you had to preheat the battery first on the side of the road miles away from anyone in freezing temps you would die but whi would carry a gas generator in their Ev their too efficient 😂

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

and they went to ban those too :\

[@Loquito358Blogspot]

La razón de tener un tesla es para no usar ⛽️

[@HeyDued]

just put the gas in the car.....oooooohhhhhhh

[@lyndon5478]

This is getting stupid EV just don’t work for what it was meant to be use for

[@tunintunin3417]

EVs are ridiculous. Virtue signaling vanity fair.

[@sangamjrgill]

😂😂😂😂

[@alfianbintang8319]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aluisious]

LOL this guy can barely breathe while talking in the car.

[@cjasus3256]

End of the world and you worry how to charge tesla

[@masmainster]

I'm thinking maybe I would just buy a gas car, wouldn't have to do all that crap, you do see the irony in charging an EV with a gas powered generator, don't you?

[@TohPhimmasenh]

Its for emergency or when you go somewhere you know there wont a charger around

[@MrThedoors28]

You are making irony where there is none. People don’t buy teslas to not use gas, they buy teslas to reduce the amount of gas you need to burn and purchase. Every single person I know that drives a teslas saves hundreds if not thousands of dollars on gas. I drive a truck and the mpg is atrocious. I spend roughly 300 a work week on fuel, my buddy that drives a Tesla spent roughly 70 bucks charging his Tesla at home. You have been spoon fed lies and suffer from the inability to adapt and learn new things.

[@Aircam73]

Being able to fuel a car in multiple ways is far better than being stuck with just gasoline. Fueling your car with a generator is another way the EVs show their versatility, especially since 99.9999999999999% of the EVs out there will never use one but if they have too it is available. Also no more ironic than a gas car using electricity to pump its fuel.

[@code7642]

Such a waste 🗑 😂😅😊

[@ronjamz5999]

The Fat Takers

[@Zteach]

Using gas to charge electric. So what’s the point?

[@eastonlee5102]

Only for emergency situation or blackouts!

[@rolandoperez1544]

@@eastonlee5102 Haha If their a Blackout Gas Station Can't Pump Gas!

[@dewayne4986wilson]

Funny thing is still need gas. Just get a real car....

[@Spider4rmTreeTop]

You ain’t never lied! I just bought a ev and I regret it every day

[@sinoperture]

This is the type of video that really puts people off EV's. So much faffing about….

[@shawnpugmire2449]

Charging electric cars with fossil fuel generators….

[@Aircam73]

Being able to use multiple fuels in a car and not being limited to only one is a good thing.

[@larrymosley3269]

What I if you don't have gass

[@blanksender7808]

dumbest content on the entirety of the internet award goes to.....Alexander Doroftei

[@trustfundrecipient]

Very informative and funny video. Tell that hobo he needs to ditch his Chevy and buy a Tesla with 20% apr. 🥱🥱🥱

[@fokker4uify]

LOL🤣🤣