ECE-R10 declaration refrigerator: what does it mean for you? Do you permanently connect your refrigerator to your vehicle’s onboard electrical system? Then ECE-R10 regulations are more important than you might think. At first glance, ECE-R10 seems like a technical detail on a product page. In practice, it determines whether your refrigerator can be safely used […]
April 2026

Customer story: 5 years oflife with Ollie – why I chose a Hyckes compressor refrigerator
Five years ago I locked my front door, got into my self-built camper and never really moved back into a house. Since then, I have traveled through 34 countries on 3 continents, always together with my red traveling companion Ollie. He sits on the dashboard as if the world belongs to him, inspects border crossings […]

How much electricity does a compressor-powered cool box actually use?
A compressor-based cool box consumes an average of 30 to 45 Wh per hour at an outside temperature of 25°C. That amounts to 0.7 to 1.1 kWh per day. With the eco-night function, this drops to 0.5 kWh. These are measured values, not the manufacturer’s theoretical specifications. Whether that’s a lot or a little depends […]