Vehicle retractable power interface

A vehicle comprising:

• a DC power source;
• a structural component having an opening therein;
• a retractable power interface having a plurality of different power ports, the retractable power interface removably disposed in the opening;
• a cord electrically coupling the power interface to the power source;
• and
• a retraction mechanism operable to allow the cord to be extended and retracted from the opening,
• wherein the retraction mechanism is configured to be disposed in an interior space of at least one of a pair of sidewalls of a truck bed and a tailgate of the truck bed, both the sidewalls and the tailgate having an inner wall and an outer wall in the interior space,
• wherein the retraction mechanism is configured to be mounted to at least one of the inner wall and outer wall thereof,
• wherein the retraction mechanism is sized to contact one of the inner wall and the outer wall, and
• wherein a first one of the power ports is the same as the power source, a second one of the power ports is an AC power port, and a third one of the power ports is a different voltage from the power source.

A vehicle comprising:

• a truck bed having a pair of sidewalls and a tailgate, the sidewalls and the tailgate including an inner wall and an outer wall defining an interior space therebetween;
• a DC power source;
• a retractable power interface having a plurality of different power ports, the retractable power interface removably disposed in at least one of the sidewall and the tailgate;
• a cord electrically coupling the power interface to the power source;
• and
• a retraction mechanism disposed in the interior space of the at least one of the sidewalls and the tailgate, mounted to at least one of the inner wall and the outer wall thereof, and sized to contact one of the inner wall and the outer wall,
• wherein the retraction mechanism is operable to allow the cord to be extended and retracted from the at least one of the sidewall and the tailgate,
• wherein a first one of the power ports is the same as the power source, a second one of the power ports is an AC power port, and a third one of the power ports is a different voltage from the power source.