I have the extra space and the key is having the ability to charge more quickly. All else being equal who wouldn't want the fastest possible charge rate. It would also allow more amperage to flow in reverse when sharing power back to the house in a power outage.
Or you could just not carry around that bulky charging equipment and leave it outside the truck where it can be cooled more easily.
By space are you talking about physical space or load capacity. I'm talking about load capacity.
wouldn't that mean that i would have to buy a ac/dc converter at every place i want to charge? Like one for my primary home, 1 for my daughters home, work, parent’s homes etc? in most cases it’s relatively low cost to add a nema 15-40 plug in a garage I’ve been able to have an electrician install a nema 15-40 for as little as $350. (the panel was in the garage and was a raised mount). Because the capital investment has been so low I’ve been able to add them many places. In the case of my parents home i just added a plug to an old a/c circuit that cost me less than $100. (The circuit wiring are all rated for 30amps and the a/c is no longer in use).
I believe @Crissa was being a little factious.
You are a 100% match for the target audience Tesla is looking at with the range extender. Of course, we all wish the range was already there, but you fit every aspect of the description.
I agree i‘m a perfect candidate for the range extender. The problem is that with the current 48amp onboard charger combined with the range extender it’s going to take somewhere around 14 hours to charge. That’s going to push me into the more financially and time expensive super charger network.
The "Mobile Connector" you're referring to isn't an AC to DC converter. it's merely an AC charging cord with a little logic capability attached. The "Charger" Crissa is talking about is a component permanently installed on the vehicle in the doghouse above your battery. The old, optional Dual Chargers, that allowed for 80 amp of charging is another 36 lb. component that had to be installed on your car. That 36 lbs. doesn't count the coolant that needs to be added to cool it. It's not an insignificant amount of weight for an EV. It is better left off.
not at all locations. just my home location. The thinking is that CT with extended range battery looks like somewhere around 170kw battery. I think when the cyber truck “goes to work” in the context that it becomes a work truck all kinds of demands will be put on the battery. And these demands will be work related where time is money. The truck needs to be able to charge 10%- 90% In around 8 hours. If not then users who use the CT for work will need to compromise if they go from their ICE work trucks to EV work trucks.
