One of the coolest features from the newest batch of electric vehicles is that you can use them as mobile power generators. For example, the Rivian R1T electric pick up truck has four 120 V outlets with a combined 48 A current (5,760 Watts). It’s just what the doctor ordered for doing a vasectomy during a black out!
Dr. Christopher Yang, the owner of the Rivian R1T, is a urologist in Austin, Texas, and was about to perform a vasectomy when the power went out (this is Texas, after all). Instead of rescheduling, they decided to use the Rivian.
“I performed what is likely the world’s first Rivian-powered vasectomy today. Power in the clinic went out, patient didn’t want to reschedule cause he already had time off. The electrocautery was normal, the procedure went great!” – Dr. Christopher Yang
Dr. Yang said that one of his staff came up with the idea to use his Rivian as a mobile generator for the operation. After the patient agreed, the good doctor used an extension cord to plug his electrocautery machine and fan into the R1T’s power outlets.
The Rivian has four 120-volt outlets. One is located in the center console, another in the gear tunnel, and two more are in the truck bed. In this case, Dr. Yang used the outlets in the truck bed, running an extension cord over an A/C unit and into the office. The entire procedure went off without a hitch.