Mystery Device in Frunk?

[Xaff]

A user over at Reddit noticed two Tesla service techs with a weird device in the frunk that uses some kind of green liquid. My interest is peaked!

Tesla Mules pics with unknown Equipment. • /r/teslamotors

Any ideas on what it could be?

 

[jelloslug]

The gig is up, that's where the gas goes...

 

[Zaphod]

Green fluid usually could be some kind of coolant. Battery coolant?

 

[travwill]

Green fluid usually could be some kind of coolant. Battery coolant?

That is what I was thinking. They could be testing a new type of coolant or doing comparisons, etc.

 

[Snow Drift]

What if they don't work for Tesla and those are ICE or PHEV mules for another company? Just a MS shell.

 

[int32_t]

That's a darned expensive but awfully nice-looking shell. Got to wonder why, though, when you can already buy a fake fossil Model S for 1/3 of the cost. That car just has a few S-ish things about it.

 

[Tech_Guy]

Looking at the Frunk / hood it has a liner on it like you would have in an ICE car, I believe its an insulator to contain the heat... wonder what they had under there!!

 

[Winston]

What if they don't work for Tesla and those are ICE or PHEV mules for another company? Just a MS shell.

It has Tesla manufacturer plates.

 

[Joules Verne]

Maybe it requires something with a little more kick. Plutonium.

 

[Boourns]

Maybe it requires something with a little more kick. Plutonium.

It's the the P121D.

 

[FlatSix911]

Blinker fluid ...

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

That's where the Cerebrospinal fluid goes for its brain and nervous system.

It LIVES!

 

[Jason S]

Transmission fluid.

 

[James Anders]

Enhanced battery cooling?

 

[Ben W]

Aluminum-air secondary battery?

 

[PaulR]

Wonder if it has anything to do with the thread over on the Tesla Motors Forum which is a "sticky" at the top of the Model S forum:

https://forums.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/what-do-you-use-your-front-trunk-how-often-do-you-use-it

 

[DTB]

Aluminum-air secondary battery?

Exactly! Remember that patent from Tesla for dual battery? I was wondering when they would be playing that card... My bet : end of this year during M3 part 2