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Can't you just have multiple super-chargers charging different banks of batteries in parallel?
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
Can't you just have multiple super-chargers charging different banks of batteries in parallel?
- fencepost 9y agoNot sure why this is getting downvotes, it seems like a blindingly obvious part of the system. As for power to the chargers and paying high premiums for surge loads, it's a real shame there's no technology that Tesla could use to accumulate and store power locally at stations with local storage capacity determined based on expected usage. For that matter, just take the flat frame/battery pack of the current cars and make them replaceable slabs on rails. Charge each one independently or swap them out, though that'd probably be a service thing instead since you probably want to keep those trucks on the road as much as possible.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoYes, but only if you understand how electricity works. And indeed, rapid parallel recharging is required for the regenerative braking system whilst burning up the Autobahn in Ludicrous Mode. The motors can throw up to 1600 amps while braking and the batteries can soak it all up...until thermal limits are hit and then the mechanical brakes have to kick in. Apparently the Bloomberg “expert” doesn’t grasp basic electric principles like wiring in parallel.