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Solution to top up battery with no electricity in my garage

Rich650
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I have a Fiesta St Line 1.0 2021 and do very little mileage due to working from home. 

With no electricity in my garage, I need a solution to topping the battery up. 

Taking the car battery out isn't a viable solution. 

Is there a large battery pack with inverter that will do the job or another solution please? 

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    I use something like this.  Although I bought it for another purpose, and didn't pay that much for it.

    Anker PowerHouse II 400, 300W/388.8Wh Portable Power Station, 230V AC Outlet/60W : Amazon.co.uk: Everything Else

    If the garage is near the house, it might be cheaper to have electricity installed in there.

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    Back in the 90's I had a little solar powered device that plugged into the fa*g lighter and stuck to the inside of the screen or on the dash, having the solar panel pointing towards the light, kept the battery topped up well, gave it to a friend who extended the wires and he put the panel on his garage roof, wires went directly to the battery, looking about similar things can still be found....

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335205226409?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D271285%26meid%3D527ef6e543c2492983e61c1e6015a33a%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D196495816954%26itm%3D335205226409%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DSimVIDwebV3WithCPCExpansion%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p4429486.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A335205226409527ef6e543c2492983e61c1e6015a33a|enc%3AAQAJAAABIIeU%2BizQ5PpchaJkCuOhDXf4e8tn5d6vwatFoqZsQvXjm6w28Biu%2BYQabX7SskC%2BRyGjB0FzyFUVu3nLs6H2mDenkaJyXPAgTi5Q1ZypW1NiAEwLYScBrzg8b%2F5SjOz6GMeBlq7C2letwj6qhrTNpmUCY%2FFuRwnZUHI9YmdhqD8FbotwWnp4f21ygzSEwVcj5iSHj3KjRWU8nuZSt9qLMST6R%2BB5nRj9H2XvTZuYP%2BYWJvjIH4S8RGyR6Bf%2BuaSL6RlOTyCbEeti22qsth3OPj71B4y9DEl680XbW0P0T%2F9Xj0yAxc6g1lwctcor9ZDISsVOB6pbpIMfXPqJYLHWdsBDFNppbednmeHKV8VAZujnT0pNdhvNWkCLUcXBDRrP2g%3D%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A4429486&itmmeta=01J5FQSF1GJRGVJSKC7J8GK1KQ

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    Thank you 

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