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A refrigerator is charged with power from Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq 5 EV.Source: Hyundai Motor

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By Kyunghee Park

April 6, 2021 at 9:00 PM UTC

Updated on

April 7, 2021 at 1:23 AM UTC

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Hyundai Motor Co. is pitching its new Ioniq 5 as being able to do more than the average EV.

In a series of promotional videos on YouTube, a camper is shown running on a treadmill hooked up to the car’s battery, listening to their favorite tunes on a bank of speakers, and even rustling up a roast-chicken dinner in a portable oven. The car can supply up to 3.6 kilowatts of power, enough to run appliances like refrigerators and stoves.