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Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector by reaperducer on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:04PM (#41975590)
Inter-vehicle power would be pretty weird.

Sounds like jumper cables.

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Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector by duskwuff on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:15PM (#41975712)
You know what? You're right. That's literally jumper cables.

But no, I don't think Tesla is doing those.

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Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:28PM (#41975860)
Tesla vehicles do not currently support V2L or V2G, although many other EV makes do.

But it does seem that Tesla is planning to do those some time:

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/19/tesla-plans-to-adopt-bi...

https://thedriven.io/2024/05/06/teslas-take-on-v2g-controlli...

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Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector by Pet_Ant on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:38PM (#41976007)
Honestly that would be awesome. I still dream of autonomous vehicles auto-convoy and link up for efficiency. Just quietly become a train as needed.
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Re:Tesla introduces new standard electrical connector by SideburnsOfDoom on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @04:52AM (#41981027)
Why is it that when describing EV technology, HN people have a tendency to frame it as "imagine if it could, that would be amazing if"

While describing stuff that exists in some form, and usually has existed for years already now.

It's not evenly distributed new tech for sure (1). But maybe it's the false assumption that "if it was anywhere, I'd be among the ones to see it early".

1) See William Gibson: "The Future is Already Here, it's Just Not Very Evenly Distributed."

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