Ogre
Well-known member
- First Name
- Dennis
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2021
- Threads
- 164
- Messages
- 10,719
- Reaction score
- 26,998
- Location
- Ogregon
- Vehicles
- Model Y
Why not just simplify it one step further and eliminate the extra drive shaft and interfaces and just have a motor on the accessories. A winch with a built in motor is going to be more compact than one that has to interface with a PTO. They make some great ones that mount on the tow hitch that you can move to the front of the vehicle (if you have a front tow hitch… which would be fantastic if the CT had one stock).Instead of a complicated PTO off of one of the drive motors, why not just a smaller motor that mounts to the front or back that handles all of these PTO functions? Tesla can certainly make little motors with the correct rpms/gear ratios needed for compressors or winches. This motor could even plug in via the ethernet bus to the main pc of the car if it needs to be controlled at the driver's seat for plows, etc. They say that the main drive motors cost $1K each so it's anyone's guess what this may sell for.
I only say this to get folks spun up about 5 Motor Cybertrucks, which makes quads look sensible.
Many of these things people keep mentioning are already extremely common on the market with motors built in and the ones which sell using AC power are far more affordable than the alternatives which use a PTO and are more portable to boot.
We have 2 fantastic ways to deliver power from the truck to whatever accessory people want… Alternating Current and Direct Current. It’s the new thing.
Sponsored