Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ...
by Reason077 on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @02:52AM
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Tesla does not have vehicles with dual DC charging sockets anywhere.
In China you see two plugs, but that's because one of them is for AC charging (China's gender-reversed Type 2 connector) and the other is for DC charging (China GB/T connector).
It's somewhat difficult and costly to put multiple DC charging sockets on a vehicle because you need additional high-voltage switches/relays and cabling. Each DC socket must be interlocked and isolated while the other is in use.
Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ...
by simondotau on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:48AM
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If the sockets are right next to each other, couldn’t the interlock be entirely mechanical? Pushing a connector into one socket disconnects the DC from the other socket.
IMHO Tesla shouldn’t just ship a dongle. They should put CCS + Tesla plugs in the charge port of all new North American vehicles. Even if the latter is hidden behind a second manual door. They already put dual sockets on Teslas in other world markets, so it’s totally doable.