Reddit reviews Energizer (EN180 12V 180W Cup Inverter

Ooh, get one of these!

That thing was a lifesaver on the last 2 roadtrips I took. There are cheaper ones, but that one has replaceable fuses and comes with a couple extras. Most of the cheaper ones blow out and you can't swap their fuses... I've now driven probably 2000+ miles with that one plugged in and it has yet to blow. Can't recommend it enough.

yep, theres quite a few that are cheaper but this one looks much more refined and usable. Heres a good video of its uses haha: video

I travel a lot and I freaking love this power inverter. I could run my laptop off it when traveling, and it lets anyone easily charge their devices without needing an adapter. Aside from that, a GoPro might be useful? I know some of them can take time lapse photos, which turns any 5 hr road trip into a sweet 5 min video.

Ok. I'll give that to you. As a person who works in a field closely related to advertising and Marketing, I can see how something like that would mislead a person.

The thing is, is that Lyft is a business, and they don't have a business without drivers. Technically the information in that ad is correct, as they are describing the best possible scenario in the most active city in order to lure drivers to drive. I mean, they need to make it sound nice to get as many quality drivers as possible.

Yeah, it is a bit misleading, but it's not technically wrong. Also, that's probably a blanket ad, that is generic for each and every city. So the algorithms aren't off, they're just generic.

Since Denver is probably a somewhat newer city to be introduced to Lyft, I would think they are desperate to get as many drivers on the streets as possible.


SO. Solutions:

• Print off a ton of passenger referral "business cards" either design your own, or if you PM me your PAX referral code I can PM you a sheet of cards with your info on it that you can print out yourself. Print out as many cards as you can afford, then download the Official flyer and put a stack of cards at as many bars as possible around your house. Blanket your area, bars, stores, malls, Starbucks, donut shops, anything. haha I've even heard about people handing out carts outside of music venues and events, but I think that's just a waste of cards and time.
  
  This gets you two good things: A) You get $10-$15 per person who uses your free code, B) You expose your community to Lyft and when there's more passengers, there's more work.
  
  
• Second, be smart about where you pick up. As I said in my previous response, think like this:
  
  >I mean schools and college areas in the morning, airports all day and night, neighborhoods on early Friday Nights, bar districts late Friday nights, be in the city during rush hour(more traffic, longer fares), and suburbs and neighborhoods in the morning.
  
  
• Third, if you need to run an errand to the other side of the city and you don't have a time limit you need to get it done by? Just turn on the app and pick up people on the way there. I live in LA and I drive to and from Orange County and San Diego a few times a month, and I just turn on the app and I make up to $200 by the time I make it to and from.
  
  
  
• Fourth! Tips. Try to maximize tips by being as cool as possible. Personally, I work on movie sets so I take snacks and stuff from Craft Services and stuff my glove compartment with snacks, gum, mints, mini-water bottles, aspirin, etc. 99cent store is another really good place to buy snacks. I bought a car converter so PAX's can charge their phones and laptops or whatever. So I do make quite a bit extra in tips for having a snack bar and complete charging station. I also have a few generic Spotify playlists saved depending on what kind of PAX I'm driving, but usually I just play movie scores since I'm in the Burbank area. I also have a small trash can in the back(with a 5lb disk weight so it doesn't get knocked over) to keep things clean.
  
  
  Point is, it's a business, yes they mislead, be creative and learn to work the system, and nothing in life is truly that easy, yes you will have to work for it.

I use an "Energizer (EN180) 12V 180W Cup Inverter" and it works great. Thermal fan, so it's virtually silent. I've never had it pop a fuse or any other issue.

With a quick search I found this. You'd be able to alternate an a/c and heater depending on year. It's a pretty handy little gadget and got reviewed pretty well.

I just have one of these. The mavic charger is rated at 50w so you could get a much smaller one. You can just run it off your car.

I have one of these in my car. It sits in the cup holder and lets me charge with the regular power adapter by pluggint it in if I want DASH charging or slower charging using any USB cable running off the USB ports.

With this approach, you can just buy the standard charger and use it anywhere, including your car.

https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-EN180-12V-180W-Inverter/dp/B00ATXEPQI/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1466858022&sr=8-30&keywords=car+outlet+inverter

One of these are a must Vroom Vroom!

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