Musk urges Tesla workers to cut costs ahead of fundraising round

Re:Musk urges Tesla workers to cut costs ahead of fundraisin... by stevep98 on Saturday September 03, 2016 @02:22PM (#12420357)

But the stalls work in pairs. They all can't deliver 80kw simultaneously. Ever wondered why sometimes you only get 100A? Because your neighbor, who got their first, gets first dibs on the power, and you get the leftovers.

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Re:Musk urges Tesla workers to cut costs ahead of fundraisin... by ranman on Saturday September 03, 2016 @02:51PM (#12420506)

I've never actually experienced this. I believe the 320 amp / 320 volt charging is for emptier cars... I've plugged in at a 100% full charger and gotten full power charging.

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Re:Musk urges Tesla workers to cut costs ahead of fundraisin... by stevep98 on Friday September 09, 2016 @04:35PM (#12465849)

As you know, the fuller your battery gets, the less current it draws.

If your neighbor was already at the end of their charge cycle, then they will be drawing relatively little, and you'll get the full current.

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Re:Musk urges Tesla workers to cut costs ahead of fundraisin... by sachingulaya on Saturday September 03, 2016 @06:00PM (#12421433)

I found this description of a 'typical' supercharger setup:

"The eight bay setup takes a 12kV, 750kVA feed from the utility, steps it down to 480V three phase on site, pushes that into 2000A switchgear which feeds four (one for each pair of bays) SuperCharger units at 480V/200A."

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