This led to the development of ANSI/SAE J563 to ... ship with a receptacle labeled 12 V with a 120 W maximum and no cigarette lighter in sight, more and more cars are shipping with USB-A and ...

And depending on your own age, you might know that as the cigarette lighter port. Whereas this thing used to have a single purpose — lighting cigars and cigarettes via hot coil — there are ...

In the 1990s, Chrysler led the charge by removing cigarette lighters from their new models, but the power outlet remained. The lighter socket evolved into a versatile power outlet. People started ...