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This evening I'll make a quick little Connextras video about this, I think. What exactly the issue is with the Tesla chargers is unclear, though I'm seeing reports that charge handles are plugging with ice - which seems reasonable. The worst aspect of Tesla's charger design is how poorly they retain the handle - it falls out easily and can end up face-down in snow. That needs improvement, and perhaps a heated connector makes sense in this climate.
Growing pains are real, but this is mostly FUD*
@[email protected] I don't think the issue is with the chargers, it's with the batteries. Batteries discharge more quickly (well less efficiently) in the cold, and they recharge more slowly in the cold. The theory is you can precondition the battery, to warm it up to make charging more efficient, but that requires further discharge which may be difficult if you're already on a low battery.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/16/tesla_owners_in_deep_freeze
@[email protected] That's an interesting supposition you've got there, except in this instance near Chicago multiple chargers have indeed gone down. At least one charging site went entirely offline.