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not meaning to piss on your parade but couldn't you just drive 5 less miles? Sounds like a lot of time and expense ... and for what?
One benefit I see is it enables you to charge the truck from solar (albeit slowly) if you are camping or otherwise off-grid for an extended time. I have a similar setup for this (but not as cool looking as the OP).

It looks like it's to power external accent lighting. At least that's what I can guess from the short videos. I'm struggling to understand why the onboard inverter can't be used. Maybe it can't stay on in motion or for extended periods?
The outlet does stay active when driving so that's not it.
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Sure thing buddy, have fun tossing out insults and trolling attempts to people asking questions about a vague post you made. Everyone needs a hobby I guess.
I had a hundred questions after the initial post. I decided sometimes it isn’t worth the effort and just moved on lol
 

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How are the temps in there? Have you done much measuring?
also question, why not go directly to a 48v battery and use a buck converter as needed for output. Is 12v much cheaper or more compact?
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How did you color the inside of the tub?
 
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So I've finally settled on my setup. Everything on my Cybertruck is wired externally to a LiTime 12V 100Ah Slim LiFePO4 Battery-2.36" Ultra-Thin Design room for 2x with brackets in the trunk vault. Victron allows me to be topped off VIA Cybertruck or Solar for off grid. LED is integrated and turns on when lid opens.


Looks good, I considered a similar setup and tested it out after buying the hardware. I've got a design for a rail mounted 3kW solar (3) 1kW panels stacked that roll out to the sides. I'm sure there will be some charging integration soon. That will give up to 9 miles of range per hour.
 
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Hahaha, love it. I respect the admins here to much to care about your opinions of me.
 

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lol I had to review the thread to see the reason why OP turned into a sourpuss. I dont see one.
He started as a sourpuss. Trolled us all with limited information, then got huffy when asked why. Because he’s doing stuff that makes no sense, at least without explanation.
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