EVs With Built-In Power Outlets: The Complete Guide to Onboard AC Sockets

One of the quiet advantages of driving an electric car is that its battery can run far more than the motor. With the right hardware, an EV becomes a rolling power source — capable of running a fridge, a set of power tools or a campsite’s worth of gear without burning a drop of fuel. That capability, usually described as vehicle-to-load (V2L), is spreading fast across the market, and the list of models that ship with household-style AC sockets keeps growing.

It helps to separate V2L from its two bigger siblings. Vehicle-to-home (V2H) ties the car’s pack into a house’s wiring through a bidirectional charger, while vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pushes electricity back to the utility. V2L is the simpler, more immediate version: an outlet in the cabin or bed that you can use the moment you park. Gas cars have offered AC sockets for years, but only an EV can supply serious wattage without idling an engine.

Among GM’s offerings, the range spans from modest to enormous. The Cadillac Lyriq, Optiq and Vistiq each carry a single 110-volt, 150-watt outlet, while the Escalade IQ offers up to three sockets totaling 400 watts. The Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV go much further, pushing up to 7.2 kW through as many as five household outlets plus a 240-volt bed port. The BrightDrop 400 and 600 delivery vans provide two 110-volt outlets at 400 watts combined, and the Hummer EV, despite sharing much of its hardware with the Silverado and Sierra, sticks to two 110-volt outlets at 400 watts. The Acura ZDX and Honda Prologue, both built on GM’s Ultium platform, add a 110-volt, 150-watt socket in the rear passenger area.

Ford’s F-150 Lightning leads the field on raw output: properly equipped, its Pro Power OnBoard system can supply up to 9.6 kW across as many as 11 outlets. The E-Transit van offers a more modest 2.4 kW through two cargo-area sockets. Tesla’s Cybertruck matches the Lightning’s 9.6 kW figure with five household outlets, and the Model Y gained power-export ability in late 2025 — though only the Premium, Performance and L trims, and only through an adapter plugged into the mobile charger, delivering 2.4 kW from two sockets.

Hyundai Motor Group covers the widest spread of models. Most of its EVs — the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Ioniq 9, Kia’s EV6 and EV9, and the Genesis GV60 and Electrified GV70 — can output between 1.9 kW and 3.6 kW using an optional V2L adapter that plugs into the charge port, with most also featuring an interior outlet. Elsewhere, the Lucid Gravity carries three sockets good for 1.8 kW total, the Porsche Macan Electric has a 110-volt, 150-watt outlet in the trunk, and Rivian’s R1T and R1S provide 120-volt outlets sharing 1,500 watts of output. The upcoming Rivian R2 includes a single 120-volt trunk outlet rated at 1,900 watts, and a charging-port accessory called the Field Outlet has been shown at 2,400 watts, though it isn’t on sale yet.