Hpc 2.0

[dpeilow]

VFX posted this after the LA ROTEC party:




Any guess as to how tall it is?

[doug]

VFX posted this after the LA ROTEC party:




Any guess as to how tall it is?

Is that 20kW (83 Amps)?

[PopSmith]

Any guess as to how tall it is?

Just a random guess: 3 ft. (or ~1 meter) without the base. Maybe 5 feet with it.

[Norbert]

It seems, without base, about 2.5 times the length of the connector. From memory, I'd guess the connector was about 20 cm, but it might be a little less or as much as 30 cm.

[TEG]

VFX's original picture that lead to this thread was posted here:
Revenge of the Electric Car - Reviews

[Norbert]

VFX's original picture that lead to this thread was posted here:
Revenge of the Electric Car - Reviews

Thanks, even though I already found it after some hunting. Great shot, btw.

[vfx]

Thanks, even though I already found it after some hunting. Great shot, btw.

Thanks. It was party lighting on a cell phone. A series of color changing LEDs as illumination made it hard. I have a few other shots if someone is interested. The image quality goes down though.

[Mycroft]

Bucking Trends, Tesla Goes It Alone on Plug Design

The model shown here, a shiny red unit (other colors will be available to match the cars, Mr. Musk said) connects to a wall-mounted unit that can supply 240 volts to the car at up to 80 amps, a strong output but also a big draw for an average home. The plug uses a relatively thin cable that the company says can handle fast charging at 480 volts.

The company has also designed its own D.C. fast-charge unit, capable of delivering 480 volts, which would be called the Supercharger. Mr. Musk said that the first Supercharger would be installed along Interstate 5 at the Harris Ranch in Coalinga, Calif., roughly halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, within the next three or four months.

Tesla claims that the Supercharger would take any Model S from a 10 percent to a 90 percent charge in 45 minutes, but Mr. Straubel said in an e-mail that the company would prefer to focus on “recovering more than a 50 percent state of charge in 30 minutes of charging, or 150 miles of driving range in 30 minutes with the 300-mile-range vehicle.”

[neroden]

Hope someone can find out whether the HPC is safe to mount outdoors. Makes a difference for a lot of people.

[Robert.Boston]

I was told at the DC Tesla store that the HPC is weatherproof.