Jconacarl
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- Jeff
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- Reno, NV
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- 2013 LEAF, Cybertruck reservation
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My dream Cybertruck configuration would have 8 removable modular units of LFP chemistry that each function as a 1/2 capacity Powerwall. This would allow owners to be able to offload ~ 56 kWh of battery, all together over 1,000 pounds worth, so their truck could do light duty work without all that dead weight for most of their day to day use. When making long trips, or medium towing trips, etc which are edge case needs for most, only ~5% of their truck's use, owner's Cybertruck would still have their back.
These would have a manageable weight so a single person could dolly them around their property to set them up for home use, and preferably monetize them in a grid servicing virtual power plant setup. Just stating the obvious, batteries have a significant ecological footprint built into their material and manufacture, and should be available to be optimally used to help our grid more quickly transition to renewable generation.
These eight half capacity power packs would give the Cybertruck owner great flexibility to use and make money with their battery assets as they choose. They could be shared around strengthening our community and allowing those who struggle to afford the 500+ mile Cybertruck to borrow-up when circumstances require a temporary upgrade. Trucks need suspensions made to handle variable loads anyway, so adding this to the suspension's lower end is just a doable part of the engineering challenge of enabling these plug and play removable battery modules to be incorporated into the overall battery pack.
Giving consumers this flexibility would be a huge driver of increased demand for this Cybertruck, leaping over the F-150's vehicle to load innovations. If Tesla's goal is to accelerate our sustainable transition and to give us increased resilience against climate disruptions this seems like a no brainer, worthy of the extra engineering challenges.
These would have a manageable weight so a single person could dolly them around their property to set them up for home use, and preferably monetize them in a grid servicing virtual power plant setup. Just stating the obvious, batteries have a significant ecological footprint built into their material and manufacture, and should be available to be optimally used to help our grid more quickly transition to renewable generation.
These eight half capacity power packs would give the Cybertruck owner great flexibility to use and make money with their battery assets as they choose. They could be shared around strengthening our community and allowing those who struggle to afford the 500+ mile Cybertruck to borrow-up when circumstances require a temporary upgrade. Trucks need suspensions made to handle variable loads anyway, so adding this to the suspension's lower end is just a doable part of the engineering challenge of enabling these plug and play removable battery modules to be incorporated into the overall battery pack.
Giving consumers this flexibility would be a huge driver of increased demand for this Cybertruck, leaping over the F-150's vehicle to load innovations. If Tesla's goal is to accelerate our sustainable transition and to give us increased resilience against climate disruptions this seems like a no brainer, worthy of the extra engineering challenges.
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