[ComputerGuru]

> This is, from the warranty's point of view, the same as manipulating the odometer on an ICE car to make it appear to have driven fewer miles than it actually has.

Your first paragraph is spot-on, but your second claim couldn’t be more wrong. It’s akin to powering your home off your ICE car’s alternator and an inverter which wouldn’t register as miles driven on the odometer.

[ganoushoreilly]

It's also why a lot of trucks now display IDLE run hours on the engine in addition to in motion/drive hours.

[protomyth]

In addition, Ford added a whole electric generator solution https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a329701...