New generator technology product

FWC wrote:
If we want to get all pedantic - these battery packs are really doing the same thing as a petrol generator, which should really be called a genset anyway. They are both converting chemical potential energy to electrical energy. The difference is in how you replenish the chemical potential energy, in a genset you pour in more chemical, in a battery pack you put it back as electricity.

Now I agree it is all marketing bunk, but what isn't these days? These things can replace some petrol-powered generators in some situations, but not all petrol generators in all situations.

The difference being is how can you replenish the electricity back into the battery when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow without using a liquid fueled ICE genset or your vehicle?

At least with a liquid fuel, you can indeed "recharge" your ICE gen in the middle of the night..

Not going to do that with a pack of solar panels now are we? :S