Is it safe to charge your vehicle in windy conditions?

[BenKuoT3SLA]

I recently picked up my model 3 performance and recently it’s been very windy at my area. I’m wondering if it safe to charge my vehicle (in garage) during windy conditions?

 

[ATPMSD]

Can’t image why it would be - no more dangerous then using your oven. Do you have a specific concern?

 

[TBrownTX]

Yes. And the charge cable will help tether the car down in the event it starts to blow away.

Tim

 

[GtiMart]

IF you mean that because of the wind there could be a power loss and you wonder if that's a problem: you will be fine. A power loss is not a problem, the car is well equipped to manage that.

 

[BenKuoT3SLA]

Can’t image why it would be - no more dangerous then using your oven. Do you have a specific concern?

concern about of the voltage or amps might spike.

 

[GtiMart]

The charger and the car are protected against that. There are other threads around here discussing that. Do a search, I don't have the links handy.

 

[Baluchi]

concern about of the voltage or amps might spike.

If you'd like to see an example of a Tesla handling a voltage swing, I did a video last week charging my car with a portable generator. You can just skip to 9:00 to see the car respond to a voltage drop.

TL;DW - The bottom line is that twice during that charge session the car handled voltage issues gracefully. Once when the generator wasn't supplying enough power (9:00) and then again when the generator ran out of gas (16:00).