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3 or 4 charging ports on M3 is a cool idea! 
WileyTheMan
Peanut Gallery Member
Multiple charging ports would be cool, but its not something I would pay extra for, so I'll have to say one port is fine.
That said, I would prefer a charging port relocation to the front somewhere. It just seems more convenient for my purposes.
That said, I would prefer a charging port relocation to the front somewhere. It just seems more convenient for my purposes.
N5329K
Active Member
I'm in total agreement with you on this thing. I would like to get BuddyCharging enabled on my car for Christmas, no joke. (Actually we traditionally get our seasonal gifts on the eve of St. Nicolas' birthday, December 6th. But hey, let's give @Ingineer a couple more weeks to build this thing.)
Garlan Garner
Banned
Hey Hey......Here we go. Got someone for a TOP charge port request.
Request for the Top , Right Side, Left Side, Front and Back - Done Only 1 left. The bottom.
Can I get someone to be interested in a charge port underneath the car? Anyone?
Garlan Garner
Banned
River
Member
What about a "normal" Tesla connector on the left and a J1772 or Chademo on the right? I guess I'm dreaming but that would be nice.
Autopilot / cameras should solve the problem of backing up if on the wrong side!
Autopilot / cameras should solve the problem of backing up if on the wrong side!
I've never seen a car whose gas tank doesn't run the width of the body, regardless of muffler location.
Garlan Garner
Banned
Garlan Garner
Banned
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
A centered charge port won't work. Why? Because the very thick cables on Superchargers are short, about one meter in length, and the charge port has to be quite close to the Supercharger for it to work. All Teslas need to have standardized charge ports to allow them to work at Supercharger Stations and there are thousands of Superchargers already oriented for a side location.
Both the UMC (portable EVSE) and HPWC (wall mount EVSE) come with long leads, so that shouldn't be a problem. Several others have mentioned this as well, but a convenient way to route the cable is along the ceiling where it is out of the way and not a tripping hazard:
I've been doing it this way for many years. In my case it keeps the cable out of the mud and dirt on the garage floor that my car brings home, since I live on a dirt road in snow country.
I also prefer the LEAF's front location but I found that the Tesla rear camera plus parking sensors make back-in parking very easy (I didn't have a rear camera on my LEAF, although some have them, so it was new to me). I don't mind the rear location of the charge port as much as I thought I would.
Garlan Garner
Banned
This is exactly what I did. Its nice and inexpensive. I won't say cheap....A centered charge port won't work. Why? Because the very thick cables on Superchargers are short, about one meter in length, and the charge port has to be quite close to the Supercharger for it to work. All Teslas need to have standardized charge ports to allow them to work at Supercharger Stations and there are thousands of Superchargers already oriented for a side location.Both the UMC (portable EVSE) and HPWC (wall mount EVSE) come with long leads, so that shouldn't be a problem. Several others have mentioned this as well, but a convenient way to route the cable is along the ceiling where it is out of the way and not a tripping hazard:
I've been doing it this way for many years. In my case it keeps the cable out of the mud and dirt on the garage floor that my car brings home, since I live on a dirt road in snow country.
I also prefer the LEAF's front location but I found that the Tesla rear camera plus parking sensors make back-in parking very easy (I didn't have a rear camera on my LEAF, although some have them, so it was new to me). I don't mind the rear location of the charge port as much as I thought I would.
I will vote for bottom! This means wireless right!?
As a leaf owner the front has always seemed like the obvious choice. Backup camera or not when you are in a crowded parking lot and you're forced to drive past a spot to back into it that is always more complicated.
Oh well, we already know this location isn't changing so I guess I will get used to having my Model 3 back itself into my garage. Right now my EVSE is mounted front and center between the two stalls ready to use for both.
As a leaf owner the front has always seemed like the obvious choice. Backup camera or not when you are in a crowded parking lot and you're forced to drive past a spot to back into it that is always more complicated.
Oh well, we already know this location isn't changing so I guess I will get used to having my Model 3 back itself into my garage. Right now my EVSE is mounted front and center between the two stalls ready to use for both.
Garlan Garner
Banned
ok folks - Its official.
There is a request to have charging ports all the way around the M3 including the top and bottom.
What does this prove? You won't be able to please everyone.
Here's a patent description (not mine).
Patent US9266438 - Buddy charging for electric vehicles
It could be called V2V or T2T charging as well.
ModelNforNerd
Active Member
I would hope it would be locked, ie you can't just siphon electrons out of someone else's Tesla when they're not around. LOL
I'm not sure why we keep thinking up solutions to problems that, for the most part, don't really exist. Almost all ICE cars only have a single filler location and have been that way for decades, there are not all that many people out there asking for multiple locations on them are there? I understand that some of the SC locations mean having to back in to charge or that you might need to back into your garage at home, but really, is it that difficult?
Why add needless expense and complexity to a vehicle that they're trying to keep the costs down on? It is just one more thing that can break or malfunction.
Why add needless expense and complexity to a vehicle that they're trying to keep the costs down on? It is just one more thing that can break or malfunction.
As usual with questions such as this, what you want isn't important, what you are willing to PAY FOR is, and how much. At $1,000 and 10,000 cars, you might be able to convince them. Quite frankly, I think they would be idiots to do it for less.
Thank you kindly.
Thank you kindly.
Krugerrand
Meow
It would require redesign and Tesla was suppose to be pencils down for a while now. In case there's some confusion, redesign is not only time consuming, it's expensive. The new tooling required would just be the tip of the cost iceberg.
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