The new Hyundai Ioniq will allow owners to plug in their laptops, tools, camping equipment and their entire house if need be.

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.