Can the CyberTruck power an RV? Tested

[cgladue]

yes continous, dont really care about surge

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[CYBEAST]

Huh? Isn't that obvious? It can fuckin' power a house for 10 hours.

And yeah, I am not so stupid to turn on that many power hungry appliances in my RV even if have a boxful of fuses in my cabinet.

I am more interested though on the wright and the range he got pulling that RV.

If you have a 1,000 sq ft house possibly. You get 11kw from the CT and Power Share equipment. Not enough for some homes.

 

[CyberGus]

My house averages less than 2kW per hour, although it's double that in peak summer heat.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

Why wouldn't it?

-Crissa

right. It's capable of 9kwh with a 123kw battery which is more than any RV would draw with 2 AC running a fridge, tv's, charging batteries, outside lights, and a XBox. Now the CT will shut off at hour 24 but hey, it was fun for a while!!

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

FIFY.

The real issue is whether CT can charge from shore power while passing power to the RV, so as to not overload the pedestal. Which we have heard that it can't currently, but should be able to pass ~4kW in the future according to Baglino IIRC. Is 4kW enough for an RV while parked?

The truck at this time will not charge and outlets operate at the same time.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

If you have a 1,000 sq ft house possibly. You get 11kw from the CT and Power Share equipment. Not enough for some homes.

I have a 3k ft house, draw about 500 watts an hour and in summer about 2500. The CT will give out up to 11kw an hour so my house will be able to run on CT for 38 hrs. I won't be using it 24/7 for the house as I will be charging at work but the solar and Power walls will be handling that for me during that time. Love the Power Share Option I will have installed.

 

[ideaXfactory]

Loved the video and thought it was helpful to see what the camper was drawing. This is actually more helpful than videos staged to overload the system. It allows a camper like this (with its own power distribution system) to not have to go to a RV park, so could be used in a primitive campsite or remote location with no power. Different kind of camping, but not everyone drags a camper hundreds of miles just to camp at a crowded RV site.

 

[JBee]

Loved the video and thought it was helpful to see what the camper was drawing. This is actually more helpful than videos staged to overload the system. It allows a camper like this (with its own power distribution system) to not have to go to a RV park, so could be used in a primitive campsite or remote location with no power. Different kind of camping, but not everyone drags a camper hundreds of miles just to camp at a crowded RV site.

You just have to keep a supercharger handy nearby...which is hard if it's remote.

 

[ideaXfactory]

Supercharger not really needed. Some locations are on private property or farms. Or even a relatives driveway.

 

[Treynor]

How about the RV fridge? Was that automatically ON like the overhead lights?

Toaster & Micro at the same time? That took some real courage. Ha!

 

[Texarado]

Tow video coming soon

Already filmed or about to film? If you haven’t done it yet, I’d be really interested in lengthy tows at 55, 60, 65, 70. I’d love to see the impact is speed reduces. Already seen some 70, which isn’t great. But efficiency should dramatically increase as speed drops, non-linearly.

 

[agordon117]

FIFY.

The real issue is whether CT can charge from shore power while passing power to the RV, so as to not overload the pedestal. Which we have heard that it can't currently, but should be able to pass ~4kW in the future according to Baglino IIRC. Is 4kW enough for an RV while parked?

You know, I'm not sure he gave clarity on the charging... I went back and read the tweet, and it didn't specify if it was while AC charging or DC charging. I'm guessing if it's that on AC charging you can get 4.8kW of AC from the truck, that means you're charging the truck at 11.5-4.8kW, and that's before calculating the usage of 4.8kW.

The inverters are an array of many single inverters. You can run those inverters into the battery pack, or out of it. So if you are running 4.8kW out of the inverter, your new total charge capability is 6.7kW, since you're switching 4.8kW worth of inverters to be output rather than input.

However, that doesn't mean the vehicle charges at 6.7kW, and the other appliances you are running can draw 4.8kW. It means you have now switched 4.8kW to be used as output, but your total power into the vehicle is 6.7kW. So now you can use 4.8kW for appliances, yes, but the vehicle is charging at 6.7kW - the actual output. As an example, if you're supplying the full 4.8kW to appliances, you are only charging at 1.9kW.

And, there can be "some" variance in the amount you cannot now use to charge the pack, he said 2.4-4.8kW. However, there will be a floor, and it will likely be that 2.4kW. You can't split a single inverter in the array to run a little bit into the pack and a little bit out. So if you turn our outlets on, even with the lowest draw, your maximum charge rate will now be 9.1kW, and then you further subtract the actual draw of your connected appliances.

Hopefully that all makes sense.

 

[Texarado]

You know, I'm not sure he gave clarity on the charging... I went back and read the tweet, and it didn't specify if it was while AC charging or DC charging. I'm guessing if it's that on AC charging you can get 4.8kW of AC from the truck, that means you're charging the truck at 11.5-4.8kW, and that's before calculating the usage of 4.8kW.

The inverters are an array of many single inverters. You can run those inverters into the battery pack, or out of it. So if you are running 4.8kW out of the inverter, your new total charge capability is 6.7kW, since you're switching 4.8kW worth of inverters to be output rather than input.

However, that doesn't mean the vehicle charges at 6.7kW, and the other appliances you are running can draw 4.8kW. It means you have now switched 4.8kW to be used as output, but your total power into the vehicle is 6.7kW. So now you can use 4.8kW for appliances, yes, but the vehicle is charging at 6.7kW - the actual output. As an example, if you're supplying the full 4.8kW to appliances, you are only charging at 1.9kW.

And, there can be "some" variance in the amount you cannot now use to charge the pack, he said 2.4-4.8kW. However, there will be a floor, and it will likely be that 2.4kW. You can't split a single inverter in the array to run a little bit into the pack and a little bit out. So if you turn our outlets on, even with the lowest draw, your maximum charge rate will now be 9.1kW, and then you further subtract the actual draw of your connected appliances.

Hopefully that all makes sense.

I might be misunderstanding you, but I didn’t think you could charge truck and operate the 240 bed port at the same time.

 

[agordon117]

I might be misunderstanding you, but I didn’t think you could charge truck and operate the 240 bed port at the same time.

At the moment, no, you can't. But an engineer at tesla confirmed this is coming in a software update.

 

[Texarado]

That will be incredible for an overnight stop at RV park while towing.

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