I’m off to Italy tomorrow for a vacation and am taking my Garmin GPS, which I normally keep charged via my cigarette lighter.
Do European cars use the same standard, or do I need another method for keeping it charged?
Same 12 volt systems, same sized lighter socket, you’ll have no problems.
Exactly the same socket, yes.
thank you both!
I think it was in Salmon of Doubt, a collection of essays from Douglas Adams, he presents the idea that the car charger should be the default energy plug for any device.
If by some miracle you’re renting a BMW Z4, the charger won’t work. The lighter socket is too shallow to accept the standard adapter. Other models don’t seem to share this problem.
Too bad, because cruising around the Continent in a Z4 would be an immense amount of fun!
Very bad idea.
That is a very obsolete design. Way too big & bulky, inefficient and not very safe.
We can certainly come up with a better design than that!
/hijacking continues
Yes, but it is the only power plug you can use all over the world (go figure).
Don’t forget what they were originally intended for. To light cigarettes and cigars, hence the size they are.