I have recently bought a new electric vehicle. (Hyundai Ioniq 5). One of the features of the car is a 13amp 3 pin mains socket below the rear seats. This derives 240v from the main EV battery and can be used to power / charge portable appliances with a rating up to 16 amp. So for example if you are camping, you could power lights, kettle, chiller box etc.
The thought occurred to me that although its a 3 pin plug, there can't be any earth connection to the socket as obviously the car isn't connected to any earth.
So I wondered, if for example a faulty metal appliance was plugged in, i.e live wire touching metal, would it be dangerous? The obvious answer is yes, but surely the manufacturers will have thought of this and built in some protection?
There is no mention in the user manual about what can and cannot be plugged in other than the max 16a rating. However it does say that the appliance must have a connected earth pin.
I know of another owner who queried this with the dealer and the salesman replied that its perfectly safe as the car is sat on rubber tyres so you can't get a shock!
I'm curious to know how this works. Any ideas?
The thought occurred to me that although its a 3 pin plug, there can't be any earth connection to the socket as obviously the car isn't connected to any earth.
So I wondered, if for example a faulty metal appliance was plugged in, i.e live wire touching metal, would it be dangerous? The obvious answer is yes, but surely the manufacturers will have thought of this and built in some protection?
There is no mention in the user manual about what can and cannot be plugged in other than the max 16a rating. However it does say that the appliance must have a connected earth pin.
I know of another owner who queried this with the dealer and the salesman replied that its perfectly safe as the car is sat on rubber tyres so you can't get a shock!
I'm curious to know how this works. Any ideas?