Tesla Launch of Pick-Up
Elon Musk, mentioned that Tesla is ready to launch a "kick-ass" pick up next year. My son works at Tesla and this is just a confirmation of what he told me in secret a few months ago that their lab...
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Reisender wrote:
Interesting article. Not an engineer and just speculating but if their test bed can use 5 Superchargers simultaneously is it possible that there are 5 semi isolated packs? Maybe 200 KWH per pack.
Can they use this concept for a pickup? Let’s say 2 x100 KWH semi isolated packs. If they can charge from two Superchargers simultaneously that would keep the average supercharge under half an hour assuming version three Supercharger rates of 170 KWH. They would have to use two separate Superchargers though as one Supercharger that provides two hookups can only run at max 170 KW between the two.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see. Interesting times.
Black Tesla Semi test bed charging from 5 Superchargers individually.
Most likely they can just combine the currents within the truck. This is a stopgap measure for the demonstration trucks only. Tesla is working on "Megachargers" for the semi's and should start installing them in a few months. I expect the pickups to be able to use those chargers too.
https://electrek.co/2018/02/02/tesla-semi-electric-truck-customers-megacharger-charging-station/
