-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
Charging the Roadster
- Thread starter malcolm
- Start date
DaveD
EVs Kick Gas!
Personal thing - but I'd prefer a range of brighter, possibly matching/clashing cable colours to make the MCC really stand out.
For both safety and as an EV statement.
Why go to all the trouble of getting a vanity license plate to declare your independence from oil only to use a discrete black charge cable?
For both safety and as an EV statement.
Why go to all the trouble of getting a vanity license plate to declare your independence from oil only to use a discrete black charge cable?
Two questions:
Will this be the standard charger for Europe (with appropriate plug)?
Is it waterproof?
Will this be the standard charger for Europe (with appropriate plug)?
Is it waterproof?
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
That is an interesting issue. Some might take it just for the copper. Should the car alarm be tied into the status of the charging cable? Seems like a recipe for annoyance.
The Model S with it's 3G connection should be able to send you an email (perhaps with a photo) if there's such a problem.
.
Last edited:
The prissy folks who don't like the idea of carrying around a dirty cable will be turned off when they see the grime that will quickly show up on a bright yellow (or orange) cable.
A black cable will appear to stay cleaner. You don't want to bring down the "package" of a shiny new EV.
Thieves steal $1,500 airbags (600 per week nationally) grabbing extension cords for resale will be a no brainer for them (most have no brains anyways). Copper theft is also huge with theives gutting cel towers, junction boxes and phone lines. In South Africa I saw artisans creating beautiful woven tapestries, bowls and creatures all out of colorful purloined telephone wire.
We know that some of the charging stations have locking door to prevent theft but maybe the EV makers need a physical or electronic lock on the car side.
A black cable will appear to stay cleaner. You don't want to bring down the "package" of a shiny new EV.
Thieves steal $1,500 airbags (600 per week nationally) grabbing extension cords for resale will be a no brainer for them (most have no brains anyways). Copper theft is also huge with theives gutting cel towers, junction boxes and phone lines. In South Africa I saw artisans creating beautiful woven tapestries, bowls and creatures all out of colorful purloined telephone wire.
We know that some of the charging stations have locking door to prevent theft but maybe the EV makers need a physical or electronic lock on the car side.
So you go and buy yourself some standard of-the-shelf extension cord to add ot it. There is no magic in this charging cord except for that Tesla plug on one side and some inteligence in that box to tell the car what are the limits.So if it has to go down to the floor and up to the socket on the wall I guess the answer is NO. It won't reach.
Inteligence in that box and Tesla plug.
If this Tesla cord was only 5 feet long then it would cost $300 / foot.
Adding length means reducing its "handling ease". Ever got into solving a "100-feet-cord-knot"? Obviously they've decided 15 feet should be enough for most users. That's 5 meters, most garages are not that wide even.
OH come on .... there is not that much in that box to make it sooooooo absorbidently expensive. And I would think that 2 ft down the side of the car and 20 across a double car garage and 1 foot up to the outlet and some to go around the back of the car would yield a 25 ft cable that certainly would not be too unwieldy to be used. And as you metion it is not the cable that is expensive it is the box ..... all I am saying is that it was a little short sighted....no pun intended ....
Similar threads
