Yea, go read some of the last 4 years of dribble in this site. It's quite funny listening to the definitive statements that never happened.
Yea, keep dreaming. There's a new battery solution developed every day. I've seen 1,000 km batteries and charge to 80% in 5 minutes. 90% chance that it's the last we'll ever hear from the company. 9% chance that it can't be manufactured , 0.99% chance that it won't make it into quantity production and 0.01% chance that we'll see it in 10 years.
It's a "power goes out of" socket not capable of two-way power transfer.
We can be certain that Tesla is working to improve battery performance in every possible dimension, but they have been known to improve performance and reduce the pack size rather than to increase range per se, so who knows. If they did, it certainly would be moot to have a range extender, but that wouldn't help any of the people that have ordered/received Cybertrucks up to that point.
I am guilty of some of that drivel.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. I'm not talking about a big battery breakthrough that would have 1000 km of range and charge in 5 minutes. Where did you get that? Sometimes I think you should spend more time reading and less time typing.Yea, keep dreaming. There's a new battery solution developed every day. I've seen 1,000 km batteries and charge to 80% in 5 minutes. 90% chance that it's the last we'll ever hear from the company. 9% chance that it can't be manufactured , 0.99% chance that it won't make it into quantity production and 0.01% chance that we'll see it in 10 years.
And notice that the price is already flattening out.
Feel free to sit back and wait.
There's a LOT higher probability that people start understanding hoe EVs actually work and realize that the range extender isn't needed for the vast majority of situations.
I would also worry about the high voltage connections too. Not something a DYI er would casually attempt.
It will (if it ever comes) hook up above the inverter in the service port above the rear motor. It will not be something people install at home. Imagine the insane liability involved.
I don’t think @HaulingAss eas suggesting that people wait to buy, only that, in the timeframe Tesla said the range extender will be available, they may very well make a 10%-20% improvement in range just from efforts that have already been reported.Yea, keep dreaming. There's a new battery solution developed every day. I've seen 1,000 km batteries and charge to 80% in 5 minutes. 90% chance that it's the last we'll ever hear from the company. 9% chance that it can't be manufactured , 0.99% chance that it won't make it into quantity production and 0.01% chance that we'll see it in 10 years.
And notice that the price is already flattening out.
Feel free to sit back and wait.
There's a LOT higher probability that people start understanding hoe EVs actually work and realize that the range extender isn't needed for the vast majority of situations.
Are you implying that something could go wrong? ?
if they had made a plug it could totally be something a owner could do, but since it nesds parts to be removed and replaced with different parts and who knows what kinds of modification and the 600 pound weight its not DIY friendly thats for sure, but they COULD of made it that way if they wanted to and it wasnt a last minute thought.
Even if they made a special plug, only certified techs with special HV gear are allowed to even touch the HV lines. Another cut-off switch plus coolant and sensing electronics connections would have to be made and installed and make things even more complicated. More connections means more points of possible failure. I don’t believe they even made all the necessary extra connections in the CT for this Range Extender, otherwise we would see access ports, anchoring points, etc in the bed, so it’s going to be a major undertaking. The way I see it due to high voltages, liability/warranty issues this Range Extender feature can only be removed/installed by a Service Center.
