Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector
by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:53PM
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> Inter-vehicle could be cool as the EV equivalent of jump-start
This exists: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41975736 But for Lucid, not Teslas. And also more generally as a use of V2L.
> in-the-field recharge for cars that run out before the recharging station
This exists: https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-news/2023/06/30/elec... https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/rac-to-equip-breakdown-van...
> a range-extending spare battery pack
This is a real Tesla Cybertruck accessory: https://insideevs.com/news/706702/tesla-cybertruck-range-ext...
(But no, I'm not liking that Tesla is taking the typical entitled-ass attitude of avoiding all the standards bodies, doing whatever they want, and expecting others to ratify their standard. If it is that good, it should be readily agreed to by the relevant standards bodies.)