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

[Cyber Man]

There are so many advantages of inductive charging. In fact, after a decade or so, I predict this to be the mainstream charging. The possibilities are endless - parking spots (malls, curbside, rest areas, office spaces, schools, stadiums, campgrounds, the list goes on). We can have a stretch of charging lanes while driving. Drive-throughs can add few miles of charge while ordering food. Payment can happen automatically through your account. Tesla might even go to the extent of adding a hitch or bed mounting portable charge pack that you can mount on the hitch or truck bed and charge the truck while driving, and drop it off at the next charging station. No more range anxiety while towing. It’s not safe to do this with cable charging while driving. The possibilities are endless.

Any model where businesses can make more money will generally get implemented and adopted. Businesses that install this infrastructure would love to make money. People will gladly pay charging fee if they don’t have to spend time looking for a supercharger and wait for charging. Time is money.

Charging at parking lots is possible even today with a plugin cable, but the point is - inductive charging literally takes no extra space, and you can use while driving. These are very big advantages. Imagine every parking spot at the airport with cables dangling. Somebody will definitely tangle or tear them unintentionally.

I’m so glad Cybertruck might get inductive charging in the future. This thread should literally be making headlines!

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[CTInProcess]

There are so many advantages of inductive charging. In fact, after a decade or so, I predict this to be the mainstream charging. The possibilities are endless - parking spots (malls, curbside, rest areas, office spaces, schools, stadiums, campgrounds, the list goes on). We can have a stretch of charging lanes while driving. Drive-throughs can add few miles of charge while ordering food. Payment can happen automatically through your account. Tesla might even go to the extent of adding a hitch or bed mounting portable charge pack that you can mount on the hitch or truck bed and charge the truck while driving, and drop it off at the next charging station. No more range anxiety while towing. It’s not safe to do this with cable charging while driving. The possibilities are endless.

Any model where businesses can make more money will generally get implemented and adopted. Businesses that install this infrastructure would love to make money. People will gladly pay charging fee if they don’t have to spend time looking for a supercharger and wait for charging. Time is money.

Charging at parking lots is possible even today with a plugin cable, but the point is - inductive charging literally takes no extra space, and you can use while driving. These are very big advantages. Imagine every parking spot at the airport with cables dangling. Somebody will definitely tangle or tear them unintentionally.

I’m so glad Cybertruck might get inductive charging in the future. This thread should literally be making headlines!

Agreed. I wonder if the Highland Model3 also has this? If it does, then you know where this is headed.

The parking spots is interesting. You could have a whole parking area charge capable with no designated EV Charging spot giving you the ability to park in any spot and still charge. No more “ICEING” or people complaining about designated EV spots.

 

[Cyber Man]

Agreed. I wonder if the Highland Model3 also has this? If it does, then you know where this is headed.

The parking spots is interesting. You could have a whole parking area charge capable with no designated EV Charging spot giving you the ability to park in any spot and still charge. No more “ICEING” or people complaining about designated EV spots.

Very valid point on reserved EV spots, and probably the most important of all. It’s a perfect win-win for everyone. EV owners don’t have to compete to get a spot, and ICE owners don’t have to complain about reserved EV spots. We all can leave in harmony and happily ever after! ?

 

[BannedByTMC]

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.

Curbside and parking garage charging spots are prone to wear and tear and vandalism/theft, but there is no point in making them DCFC. Apartment and condo dwellers would benefit from cordless induction AC charging. It's an elegant solution to an actual problem, just one you haven't considered.

 

[CGIIRL]

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/

More likely for the extra battery in the truck bed.

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

Holy moly!!!!

Let’s go!!!

Robin, to the CyberBeast Cave!
Battery will get you everywhere!

 

[jayrhacker]

More likely for the extra battery in the truck bed.

Why not both?

 

[BannedByTMC]

More likely for the extra battery in the truck bed.

Why not both?

The service manual from Tesla literally says it's for inductive charging. Plus the fact that those plugs are far too small for the current flow from the add on pack.

 

[CarMan ElecTruck]

I’m curious to see the actual IC Pad..

The pad and coil typically need to be within a few centimeters to get an efficient charge..

Either a big tripping hazard, expensive intricate mechanisms to raise to charge position, or poor charge efficiency.

… or a mode to make the CT scratch its butt on the ground like a dog.

 

[agordon117]

I actually cannot believe how many people keep coming in here, not reading a single post, and saying this must be for the extended battery. It literally cannot be. It says it's 10kW. If you read any random 5 posts in this thread, you would have seen this cannot possibly be for the extended battery. Yet 10 people have come in here asserting that this isn't for what it literally says in the service manual, and it must be for something that's impossible.

 

[RVAC]

Curbside and parking garage charging spots are prone to wear and tear and vandalism/theft, but there is no point in making them DCFC. Apartment and condo dwellers would benefit from cordless induction AC charging. It's an elegant solution to an actual problem, just one you haven't considered.

What is the benefit for apartment and condo dwellers? The concern for wear and tear and vandalism/theft is much more limited compared to a DCFC scenario and an AC induction charging installation that addresses that makes it far more expensive, on top of the vehicle side hardware.

 

[Cyber Man]

What is the benefit for apartment and condo dwellers?

You or your guests can park anywhere in your apartment and charge your CT. You don’t have to compete for limited EV spots as all parking spots will have an induction charging. You don’t have to go back to your car to move somewhere else when you are done charging. Guests with ICE vehicles don’t have frown on empty EV spots when there are no other parking spots available. You don’t have to load/unload grocery at one spot and take the vehicle to dedicated charging spot to charge. You can keep sentry mode all the time and not worry about the battery drain. You can set the ideal temperature, defrost the car, and do any battery intensive stuff without worrying about draining the battery in any random parking spot. You can keep your dog there comfortably without worrying about the charge.
If your spouse kicks you out of the house in the middle of a snowstorm, you can sleep in your CT comfortably in camp mode and still have full battery next day. I can keep going. The benefits from induction charging are huge my friend!

 

[BannedByTMC]

I’m curious to see the actual IC Pad..

The pad and coil typically need to be within a few centimeters to get an efficient charge..

Not the case with newer magnetic resonance inductive charging.

 

[CarMan ElecTruck]

IF they choose to go that route..

I base my comments from my limited time working with Quallcom years ago.. I’m sure the tech has improved since.. but to what extent..

Not the case with newer magnetic resonance inductive charging.

 

[BannedByTMC]

What is the benefit for apartment and condo dwellers? The concern for wear and tear and vandalism/theft is much more limited compared to a DCFC scenario and an AC induction charging installation that addresses that makes it far more expensive, on top of the vehicle side hardware.

Low power AC charging is much cheaper to install than DCFC and doesn't require vehicle throughput. You just park your car where you normally park it and it's charged the next day, just like people charging at home. This is much better than driving to a DCFC station and waiting for a charge, and possibly waiting in line for an open space. I'm not sure why you think vandalism/theft is more limited in curbside or parking garage charging than DCFC.

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