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Charging Snake

Discussion in 'Supercharging & Charging Infrastructure' started by ThomasD, Oct 13, 2020.

  1. ThomasD

    ThomasD Member

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    What ever happened to the charging snake that could charge a Tesla without a human plugging the car in. What good is FSD if the cars can't charge themselves?
     
  2. Saghost

    Saghost Well-Known Member

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    Having a level 3 or level 4 car is worth a heck of a lot on a road trip regardless of charging - no more focussing on the road for hours on end.

    I do think that Tesla will start rolling out an automated charging solution shortly after they make FSD available, but I really expected to see at least some test stations before now, so who knows?
     
  3. MarcoRP

    MarcoRP @MontrealTesla

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    So that I can sleep while my car drives me to where I want to go and charge while I eat breakfast
     
  4. Watts_Up

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    I imagine that the 'snake' can be installed inside a cabinet about the size of a charging stall,
    so it would be protected from vandalism when not in use?
     
  5. Saghost

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    The lone prototype video we've seen appears to store in a vertical position with the connector at the top. They could easily build a solid box around it with one side (facing the car) that opens when the snake activates if it seems necessary.
     

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