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Andy Chee:

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--- Quote from: Andy Chee on December 31, 2023, 03:54:48 am ---Build a range extender

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They make zero mention of how this engine is putting energy into the car.  It's not mechanically coupled to the wheels.  And they don't have any electronics to boost a generators voltage up to pack voltage (400V) to charge the pack. 

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You don't need 400V to charge the pack, you only need household 240V.

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If your battery is at 400V then you need to make over 400V somehow to charge that battery (yes I know the battery is already fully charged at 400V, but the same holds for 350V, or 300V).  The 240V(AC) from your house gets rectified and boosted/bucked by the internal charger so it charges at the right current.  If that charger refuses to close the charge contactors, like for instance if the vehicle is on or moving, then you can plug whatever you want in but it's not getting into the battery.
Yes, people have done some wacky stuff hacking teslas, but that guy in the video looks and sounds like an idiot.

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If real, I would've presumed that the generator output 240VAC was connected to the internal charger, NOT directly to the battery pack.

Smokey:

--- Quote from: Andy Chee on January 01, 2024, 10:46:23 am ---
--- Quote from: Smokey on January 01, 2024, 10:29:12 am ---
--- Quote from: Andy Chee on January 01, 2024, 08:35:23 am ---
--- Quote from: Smokey on January 01, 2024, 07:55:26 am ---
--- Quote from: Andy Chee on December 31, 2023, 03:54:48 am ---Build a range extender

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They make zero mention of how this engine is putting energy into the car.  It's not mechanically coupled to the wheels.  And they don't have any electronics to boost a generators voltage up to pack voltage (400V) to charge the pack. 

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You don't need 400V to charge the pack, you only need household 240V.

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If your battery is at 400V then you need to make over 400V somehow to charge that battery (yes I know the battery is already fully charged at 400V, but the same holds for 350V, or 300V).  The 240V(AC) from your house gets rectified and boosted/bucked by the internal charger so it charges at the right current.  If that charger refuses to close the charge contactors, like for instance if the vehicle is on or moving, then you can plug whatever you want in but it's not getting into the battery.
Yes, people have done some wacky stuff hacking teslas, but that guy in the video looks and sounds like an idiot.

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If real, I would've presumed that the generator output 240VAC was connected to the internal charger, NOT directly to the battery pack.

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Yes, I get that. 
https://teslastir.com/can-you-charge-a-tesla-while-driving/

--- Quote ---Can You Charge a Tesla With a Generator While Driving?
No, you cannot charge a Tesla with a generator while driving. As I have mentioned already, the Tesla won't let you shift into Drive mode with a charging cable plugged in.
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https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/drive-off-while-still-plugged-in.10785/

So the best this dude did was park his car and level 1 charge off a generator .... forever.

themadhippy:
Ive got it , solar sunroofs, this time next year i'll be a millionaire.

jmelson:

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--- Quote from: dobsonr741 on December 31, 2023, 05:32:34 am ---As people discover, petrol stations (mostly) rely on the grid for pumping and/or selling fuel. So either way so either way its supply your own or go without.

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We had a tornado in the area some years ago, it took out a BUNCH of power poles.  We had to go up there to help some friends, and noticed a gas station was open, and doing "land office" business.  They had ripped their power panel apart and tied in a gas (or Diesel)  generator to run the pumps and back office systems so people could pay with a card.
Jon
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.RC.:
A crazy thought, but why not carry a turbo encabulator in the boot and charge the car from that?

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