Supercharger station cord length needs to be longer for Cybertruck

[2Futre4u]

Wait... People don't back into their driveways? How do you unload groceries?

We have a frunk!

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[TyPope]

We have a frunk!

Fair enough.

 

[Ryan95738]

I personally feel like cuz little put the charger somewhere near the front especially because people will be pulling trailers and want to be able to get to that.

 

[Hunter Sawyer]

This just occured to me...Tesla needs a longer charging station cord option for CT since the 24' long gen2 is being discontinued and gen3 charging station cord maxes out at 18'. It looks like the charge port for CT is about 17' back. Many will be driveway parking and most exterior chargers are installed close to the house, so unless you back into the driveway everytime you charge, 18' isn't going to work for a lot of people. I know other brands offer longer ones, but it seems like Tesla needs a longer gen3 option. I really think a charge port somewhere near the front of the CT would make more sense with it being so long.

People don't back into there driveways? It ain't exactly the most difficult thing to do. Even with a trailer mentioned above, you should back in. Tesla should make an extension for their HPWC's for if it can't reach regardless of the situation.

 

[ajdelange]

As the earlier posts indicate there is a solution for that problem from third parties. The TeslaTap converts HPWC to J1772 and J1772 extension cords are available from other vendors.

 

[ReddykwRun]

I personally feel like cuz little put the charger somewhere near the front especially because people will be pulling trailers and want to be able to get to that.

Check out the new "Trailer Friendly" V3 Super Charger stalls in Norway. I am sure they will be installed in the states also. Gonna love it.

 

[ReddykwRun]

Personally I am not going to worry about it as I’m sure the folks at Tesla will engineer something suitable.

The fix has already been set up and in operation in Norway.

 

[ReddykwRun]

I think we will begin to see more pull through style superchargers. Like gas station pumps. I know they exist in some places already but around me they are all standard parking spaces. This would be annoying with a trailer but not impossible.

Tesla was listening and came up with the solution you asked for and put an extra "wow" factor on top.

 

[Ehninger1212]

Tesla was listening and came up with the solution you asked for and put an extra "wow" factor on top.

Lol... next time I take a road trip to Norway I’ll check those super chargers out! With the CT I should be able to make the journey across the Atlantic.

 

[ReddykwRun]

Lol... next time I take a road trip to Norway I’ll check those super chargers out! With the CT I should be able to make the journey across the Atlantic.

While in the US Coast Guard, C-130 side of the house we had an aircrew from North Carolina rent a car in California for a few days while on a long trip, the paperwork clearly said you could turn the rental car back in at ANY company office well they did just that but in HAWAII. The poor guy behind the desk flipped out and called the law, the trooper pointed out their own wording allowed for this and saved the day. Hercs are great at carrying around your toys. Just saying. The biggest load I ever carried was a brand new fuel truck to a Caribbean Island, it was a tight fit.

 

[Ehninger1212]

While in the US Coast Guard, C-130 side of the house we had an aircrew from North Carolina rent a car in California for a few days while on a long trip, the paperwork clearly said you could turn the rental car back in at ANY company office well they did just that but in HAWAII. The poor guy behind the desk flipped out and called the law, the trooper pointed out their own wording allowed for this and saved the day. Hercs are great at carrying around your toys. Just saying. The biggest load I ever carried was a brand new fuel truck to a Caribbean Island, it was a tight fit.

That an in absolutely hilarious story, I wish i could have seen the look on the rental company employees face!

 

[ldjessee]

I have loaded a pickup truck inside a helicopter. Would have loved to have pulled a trick like that!

 

[Bigvbear]

An easy solution (and I am suprised no ones said this) is to have more than 1 charge port. Say one in the back by the rear tire and one in the front, maybe in the frunk? Only allow 1 to work at a time (so you can't plug in two chargers and over charge the battery) This would be an easy to do option.

 

[ajdelange]

That's been discussed here dozens of times but not in the accessibility context but rather in the context of being able to charge the larger battery of the TriMotor faster with multiple Level 2 chargers.

 

[ldjessee]

I think that is the one thing the Audio e-Tron has going for it, charge ports on both sides of the car.