NACS extension cord = supercharging-while-towing solution, no?

[mongo]

so for our home wall connectors, these extension cords are cool, right? Tesstudio makes some, but theirs look a bit shady. A2Z seems to be a more trustworthy company for some reason. an extension cord would solve alot of problems in my small drive way with a CT and M3 trying to charge.

Yeah, the A2Z cord looks to be fine for home.
You can check its loss by charging at 48A with and without it and looking at the voltage at the car via the charge screen on the center display.
If it's getting too warm, you can always reduce charge current.

 

[pae1andonly]

Wasn’t there talk of induction charging for a while a few years back? Where you drove over a pad in your garage? What happened to that?

I think I saw somewhere new features on the robotaxis that are likely related to charging from a drive over pad.

 

[mongo]

I think I saw somewhere new features on the robotaxis that are likely related to charging from a drive over pad.

Yeah, Cybercab will be inductive charging only.
Cybertruck has a port that used to be labeled inductive charging in the service manual.

 

[hemiarch]

Yeah, Cybercab will be inductive charging only.
Cybertruck has a port that used to be labeled inductive charging in the service manual.

Where is that port?

 

[mongo]

Where is that port?

Battery pack next to the hvac compressor and drive unit connectors.

 

[hemiarch]

Battery pack next to the hvac compressor and drive unit connectors.

Wonder if this is a good connection for an aftermarket range extender.

 

[mongo]

Wonder if this is a good connection for an aftermarket range extender.

It might be, I haven't been able to ascertain the current rating, but I think at most it's 40A.
Extender discharging is easy, it's the charging rate that can be problematic .

 

[PungoteagueDave]

In recent months I've towed a 5,000 pound trailer from south Florida to upstate New York, charging 15 times, have never needed to disconnect. Last week i did nicely ask that a M3 owner move his vehicle so I could take advantage of the end stall. I have blocked many parking lot drive lanes, but never in a way that precluded vehicles from getting by. My CT is mostly for towing, and I do not feel any need to purchase an extension. Some of the following images are my wife's MY towing the jet ski rig. We ran both vehicles from Boynton Beach to Virginia, hers towing the lightweight ski trailer, and the CT towing the big boat. No issues.