Poll: Interest in a charging service to help stranded drivers

[mochaev]

Hello Cybertruck owners! It has the unique ability to power other devices. Very cool!

I'm working on a service that provides stranded drivers enough charge to get to the next charging station. You could earn money going to the stranded driver and charge them up a bit.

As a charge provider, would you be interested in signing up to help stranded drivers and earn some cash?

As a driver, does this help reduce your range anxiety? What would it take to convince you to sign up?



A tow truck is commonly used for these situations. It's a good option in many cases but not all.

• There are cases where a tow truck may not be close by, such as in less densely populated areas.
• Towing adds risk of damage depending on the type of tow truck and the state of the vehicle (can it be put into tow mode, how much weight can it handle).
• If you have family in the car, there may not be enough space to fit everyone in the tow truck, and staying in the towed vehicle is illegal. You'd then have to hail another ride to follow the tow truck.

Any thoughts or feedback are appreciated!

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[btcrealm]

An interesting concept.

• An app that one could check in and out of on the provider side.
• An option to be 'checked out' but notified of emergency requests (middle of the night for example).
• A review system that shows the rating of both the provider and the chargee (being able to leave the reviews as well).
• A proper vetting system on the provider side (DL, background check, etc).
• A range that a provider could define as accepted and another range that could be set as possible.

All this seems like a lot of work but I'd consider it, on both sides, if these criteria were met.


I also have a 50A generator I run on propane that in an emergency I could use if needed.

 

[rudedawg78]

I would definitely love to help out. However, my dogs are crazy and anyone new that comes to the property, they don't like.

 

[Outdoors]

Interesting poll. Might be missing one other button. Guess one makes poll very selective as asked.

 

[mochaev]

An interesting concept.

• An app that one could check in and out of on the provider side.
• An option to be 'checked out' but notified of emergency requests (middle of the night for example).
• A review system that shows the rating of both the provider and the chargee (being able to leave the reviews as well).
• A proper vetting system on the provider side (DL, background check, etc).
• A range that a provider could define as accepted and another range that could be set as possible.

All this seems like a lot of work but I'd consider it, on both sides, if these criteria were met.


I also have a 50A generator I run on propane that in an emergency I could use if needed.

Very good points, some of which are planned such as the vetting. It's very important that both parties are safe. The generator is a handy supplement that I suspect would be popular with charge providers.

Thanks for your feedback! I value hearing your thoughts.

 

[Kengineer]

In my 7 years of owning Teslas, never really got close to no charge. I bet the market for this service is too small. Probably no need for this service.

 

[Kengineer]

I would like to see who actually got stranded because of range?

 

[MyKidCouldDrawThat]

I don't think I'd ever need or provide this service, but then again I've never run out of gas in 20 years of driving either. As the general public transitions to electric this will be a good business, because there will always be a few people running out for one reason or another, and you cant exactly walk to the next exit and fill a bottle of electricity to bring back. Also when people know its available they will push the cars limits more. Your main competition is: does the stranded guy have a buddy with a car/truck that does V2V charging?

Could be cool to schedule a charge, if you're planning a trip and there aren't ev chargers on the way. This would be a huge hit with my wife, who has severe range anxiety

 

[Kengineer]

I don't think I'd ever need or provide this service, but then again I've never run out of gas in 20 years of driving either. As the general public transitions to electric this will be a great service. Especially because when people know its available they will push the limits more.

Could be cool to schedule a charge, if you're planning a trip and there aren't ev chargers on the way.

Yeah this is why businesses fail, product without customers. Sounds good but no customers. I had many long distance trips on a Tesla, I can not imagine me running out of range or scheduling a slow charge service from another Cybertruck. Maybe a marketing study first to figure out the demand.

 

[Kengineer]

Yeah this is why businesses fail, product without customers. Sounds good but no customers. I had many long distance trips on a Tesla, I can not imagine me running out of range or scheduling a slow charge service from another Cybertruck. Maybe a marketing study first to figure out the demand.

Who also will that owns a Cybertruck drive so many miles to charge some other vehicle for an hour or more? What pay will a cybertruck owner will accept for doing this? I think tow truck would be cheaper.

 

[Gaximus]

I think getting a generator that can provide DC fast charging would be well worth the investment. At 12 miles an hour charging. You’re going to be charging for a while, waste of your time, unless you charge a ton.

 

[Gigahorse]

I would like to see who actually got stranded because of range?

Ask some cybertruck owners that tow and you will get a good sized list

 

[Kengineer]

Ask some cybertruck owners that tow and you will get a good sized list

I asked anyone on this board. I am curious if anyone have ran out of range and got stuck before going to their destination.

 

[btcrealm]

I haven't ever been stuck but I also haven't ever taken it below 16% and I've only gone that low once. The trip I'm taking across country will include the travel charger and the 50A generator I mentioned.
Granted I've only had an EV for about 6 months now but my level of trust is still low and I know of a super charger location that was out of service for 6 months before it finally showed out of service on the sites/app.

 

[Kengineer]

I haven't ever been stuck but I also haven't ever taken it below 16% and I've only gone that low once. The trip I'm taking across country will include the travel charger and the 50A generator I mentioned.
Granted I've only had an EV for about 6 months now but my level of trust is still low and I know of a super charger location that was out of service for 6 months before it finally showed out of service on the sites/app.

Yeah I think I was also stressed on my first long trip back in 2018 from Huntsville to Key West Florida. I got comfortable with how Tesla software calculated range and the stops. In my 7 years never had a surprise on the chargers. Maybe got lucky but based on other people, it is pretty much reliable. Only news I heard people getting stuck was because of a snow storm/freeze in Chicago.

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