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[-] [email protected] 206 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Hate to spoil the anti cybertruck band wagon here, but apparently the owner discovered that they were doing something wrong. I think they seated the charger incorrectly, which allowed it to charge for a bit, but then the safety mechanism from the truck turns off the charging. These trucks and other electric vehicles can charge at this temperature range, but they will have reduced range.

Elon is still a Nazi, and these trucks look horrendous.

Edit: Facebook link

[-] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago

I still think the connector on a 24 amp line shouldn't be something you need to take apart as a consumer.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Eh, if you're careful and know what you're doing (e.g. Google stuff), it's effectively screws and copper. Nothing too special about it.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

I know we're all geniuses here and just being part of the fediverse is proof of that, but the average consumer that bought an incel Camino might be a slightly different demographic.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I mean, things go wrong with gas cars too, some people fix it themselves and other people go to shops, how is this any different?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Because the people who bought these cars paid $100k (at least) for them and they drive them around as symbols of technological power and efficiency.

Meanwhile, the rest of us are traveling around in a $19k Toyota Camry that works just fine.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

ICE doesn't require a lock out/tag out.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah you're right but still shouldn't fall on the consumer to do it for a $100K car

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

You could say that just about anything. If you know what you are doing and can Google stuff you can build fucking rockets with parachutes and what not. Every repair a mechanic does can be sumed up in less than a single page.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I don't think that's what this is saying. It seems to be saying it just wasn't plugged in all the way.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Then what do you think is meant by "taken apart" and "put back together"?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Ooo I didn't understand that before, I thought it was not plugged in right. If I'm understanding you correctly, his fix could have been very dangerous

[-] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Thank you for actually doing some research and getting the facts.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

I'm a little confused what a "NEUTRAL ground" is supposed to be. It seems self-contradictory.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

i mean standard outlets have live neutral and ground, neutral and ground are ultimately both connected to the true ground in the earth, but neutral is the ground the current optimally flows through, whereas ground is just used for safety to prevent metal casings of devices from silently being connected to live or whatever. dont know how much of that applies to ev chargers but probably not too far off.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah at some point they would combine at least, I think. I'm not certain about US American standards.

Here in Switzerland, and in Germany too, we use the TN-C-S system (terre neutre combiné séparé) at least for any recent buildings.

That would usually mean that you mustn't combine ground and neutral within your house (behind your breaker box). Otherwise RCCB / GFCI breakers can't work either obviously.

I could see car chargers being wired up a bit specially, I have no idea about them to be honest, but surely they want to be able to check for ground faults as well.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also many of these chargers are installed on off-peak meters so that you can get a few cents per kwh off. In the winter in cold areas like Minnesota peak shaving happens in the middle of the night because many homes are on electric heat.

So if it is cold enough for the electric company to be peak shaving, you may lose several hours of charging through the night

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[-] [email protected] 97 points 3 months ago

The Tesla Cybertruck is not the only EV that struggles to charge in very cold weather, but it is the ugliest and most facist EV around.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

What's a facist? Some sort of face bigot?

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, fascists love phrenology

[-] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago

It's hard to empathize with somebody who has eyes, yet still bought one.

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[-] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago

$100k btw

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[-] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Or..

[-] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, a Recall of Cybertrucks, the collective plural of Cybertrucks.

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[-] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago

I'm gonna take a slightly different approach on this one.

If you live in an area which gets to sub zero temperatures and didn't consider the impact that has on batteries before buying electric, this one's on you.

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago

My only advice to this person is to not buy cars from Nazis.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago

When it is below freezing, you have to hardwire your mains power straight to the cybertruck's battery. Everybody knows this.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

I heard pouring petrol down the back of it and setting it alight makes it warmer, thus allowing the battery to hold the charge more effectively

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

That's essentially what any level 2 charger is. Just with some rectification in the middle.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Level 2 chargers only supply 240v AC.

They have a lot of protection circuitry to make handling them in wet / rain safe but everything else is up to the EV to handle.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

It is an incredibly inefficient EV and they compensated for it by putting a huge battery in it. It will not charge quickly.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

You can't waste energy driving if the battery doesn't charge. Checkmate climate change.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Set the swasticar on fire, at least you'll be warm for a bit

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I want to laugh in this guy’s face in person, but Minnesota is kind of far away. Can we set up a videoconference? That would be the next best thing.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Why would someone put a dumpster right next to their front door?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I bet they did Nazi this happening to them

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

You get what you paid for.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

IDK, they do pay a lot

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

90% of that is idiot tax

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Well-deserved Tesla hate aside, what's the remedy to this for an electric car? Heated blanket over the battery? Or do less shitty EVs have something built in? I'm just curious.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Good manufacturers will install a heater on the battery that will keep it warm while charging. Also it sounds like the cybercuck is using over 20 amps for something else if they have a dedicated 50amp charger. So either the battery heater is using more energy than they can provide or the thing is broken.

My money is on being broken.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The guy posted a follow up comment. The charging connector was broken.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Self heating batteries. Basically a small heater to get the battery into a more suitable temperature range. Super simple solution and since batteries produce heat while charging anyway, you just need a bit of heat to kickstart charging.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I thought this was leapardsatemyface for a moment

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