Cybertruck is inductive charging ready! Battery connector harness spotted in Service Manual

[agordon117]

She is worried that while she's sitting in her car out away from whatever business the chargers are located near (back of parking lot) and someone drives up, gets out of their car and approaches hers, she would be unable to simply drive away. Maybe she sees them eyeing her or her car and it becomes obvious they are looking to be up to no good. Sure, that can happen at a gas station but she's at least around other people and if this station looks sketchy, she can go to the next.

Look, I don't care. I'm usually armed. But not her. Anyway, if she's sitting charging and someone drives up, she has to make a quick decision to either unplug in a hurry or keep on charging on. If the situation becomes unsafe, she currently has no way to unplug to drive away.

Sure, if someone is blocking her car in, it's not good. Anyway, the safety factor would go up a bit if she could just drive away.

Edge case? Of course.

P.S. I've seen people drive away without disconnecting the fuel hose...

They have this new thing now, that they claim is for first responders (but there's zero use case for it). It's basically a dummy plug that anyone can walk up and insert into your charge port and immobilize your vehicle. I'm thinking about making some kind of insert that prevents this. Whatever BS the first responders are pretending, this will not help anyone. It can only be used nefariously. The car already puts itself in park if there's an accident, so it's not going to roll away.

Just wanted to give you a heads up since you seem to be concerned about not being able to drive away.

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[TyPope]

They have this new thing now, that they claim is for first responders (but there's zero use case for it). It's basically a dummy plug that anyone can walk up and insert into your charge port and immobilize your vehicle. I'm thinking about making some kind of insert that prevents this. Whatever BS the first responders are pretending, this will not help anyone. It can only be used nefariously. The car already puts itself in park if there's an accident, so it's not going to roll away.

Just wanted to give you a heads up since you seem to be concerned about not being able to drive away.

I'm not. She is.
Again, her concern is that if she is already plugged in and waiting and someone drives up, she cannot simply drive away.

 

[tbuck]

I wonder how much extra range you would get if every stop light had some pads for charging. It would only be 1-2 minutes and it probably wouldn't be under every car. But over the course of a week would that get you an extra 1-2 miles or would it be significantly more?

The current wireless charging tests are getting closer to fast DC charging speeds. So, once up and going, about 1%/minute for many vehicles. You would lose some of that time with connecting/validating - but if you could get 5%-10% when idling over the course of a trip - it would make a difference - so about 2-3 miles for a CT for every minute of charging. If you add in charging in just regular parking spots (even at a gas station/convenience store), it really starts to change the outlook of EVs.

 

[BannedByTMC]

It's basically a dummy plug that anyone can walk up and insert into your charge port and immobilize your vehicle.

They can't if the car is locked, and I assume the charge port door is disabled if you're in drive.

 

[Elonmusk]

cool!!!!!
hey @ituner-HF whats your source for this type of stuff?

 

[BannedByTMC]

cool!!!!!
hey @ituner-HF whats your source for this type of stuff?

See Cybertruck Service Manual, Item #31

 

[Knucklehead]

I think inductive charging without any user action needed is a game changer. I hate that phrase, but it is the best way to describe it. If Tesla can actually release a pad that allows people to charge without plugging in, my wife might actually get a BEV. Seriously. There are early adopters, like most everyone here, and the rest of the world who struggle to keep their watches and phones charged.

I really hope the OP is correct.

 

[Sjohnson20]

This is what will get the mainstream buyers on board with EVs. I don’t care about plugging in myself, but it’s an extra step for some people. Get rid of that step, and they will be more likely to consider.

Also, it’s an answer to the apartment charging problems. Street charging too. And people damaging the cables.

 

[Cyberman]

See Cybertruck Service Manual, Item #31

Yellow for HV, Looks like ~10kW header, 80-200kHz

If you remember, Tesla previously teased an inductive charging pad, and Franz confirms in the Jay Leno Cybertruck video that Tesla is working on inductive charging pad.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...harging-pad-wireless-is-in-development.10665/

NOICE

 

[RVAC]

So ~10kW limit meaning it will be for AC charging only and not DCFC capable? If so, this has to be the most useless accessory one could possibly think of.

 

[futureproof]

https://service.tesla.com/docs/Cybe...UID-38E4BC40-E655-44D6-BFAB-76D87D60F3BD.html

"The vehicle is designed to be plugged in when not in use. There is no advantage to waiting until the battery level is low before charging. The HV battery performs best when charged regularly. When plugged in and unattended, the vehicle wakes up as needed to automatically maintain an optimal charge level that prolongs the life of the HV battery.

Discharging the HV battery to 0% state of charge can permanently damage the battery. To protect against a complete discharge, the vehicle enters a low power consumption mode when the state of charge drops below 6%. In this mode, the battery stops supporting the onboard electronics to slow the discharge rate."

 

[BannedByTMC]

So ~10kW limit meaning it will be for AC charging only and not DCFC capable? If so, this has to be the most useless accessory one could possibly think of.

It's fine for lower power AC charging, which is the way most people charge their vehicles most of the time.

 

[pricedm]

P.S. I've seen people drive away without disconnecting the fuel hose...

Yes!

 

[RVAC]

It's fine for lower power AC charging, which is the way most people charge their vehicles most of the time.

For AC charging it's a solution to a non existent problem, taking a couple steps to plug in is not an issue. Where induction charging comes into its own is at DCFC stations to support robotaxis, along with the added benefit of reducing maintenance (wear and tear) and vandalism/theft.

 

[CTInProcess]

Inductive charging is so useless, all it does is generate heat and waste energy, no, thanks it's literally 2 steps to plug in your car people this is not needed. maybe if they put it on the HOV lane or something then it makes more sense.

I mean, we are headed in that direction which makes the CT future proof… this to me is amazing and should kill all other EV Truck offerings

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