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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/hmmm@lemmy.world
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[–] 44 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Giving the photo the benefit of the doubt, it's also possible that this Tesla owner had to bring a generator somewhere for unrelated reasons, and thought it would be "funny" to hook it up to the charge port on his car as a joke.

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    My point is that wouldn't work, unless the car was in park. A Tesla will simply refuse to move if a charger is connected

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    That's not a charger though. EVs can't take the direct power from a generator. It needs to communicate with a base. So that "cable" is impossible and is a joke.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Doesn't matter. The car knows something's plugged in, even if it can't talk to it

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    You 100% can plug in an unpowered mobile connector and drive away. If it's not actually on a circuit, it does not detect it, does not light up, and does not lock the charger (the plastic notch underneath).

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