Opening the doors in the Model S if power fails

[brianman]

There's a picture of the 12V somewhere on this forum. Unless I dreamed it up. Surrounding commentary spoke about the large number of cables coming out of it.

[JRod0802]

Wonder if they are using some cool Lithium-Ion 12V battery (Probably not)

I hear those exist, but they're expensive:
Porsche's $1,700 Starter Battery Option For Boxster Spyder, 911 GT3
So probably not...

[Trnsl8r]

After looking at the latest skateboard deck they had on our showroom floor, and reviewing the test drive cars, can we even say the 12V system is separate from the main battery pack? I saw no evidence of a "separate" 12v battery anywhere... not that doesn't exist. Nor did I ask about it, but it just seemed that the whole car was so thoroughly built around a clean simple system - the main batt pack. ???

So perhaps it's just a matter of plugging the car in to get live juice?

Assuming you have the option of doing that, say, after two nights of camping in the mountains or whatever...

I don't care how reliable the system is. There should always be a backup solution.

[KBF]

There should always be a backup solution.

I assume you mean 'non-destructive backup solution'. I agree.

[AndyM]

After looking at the latest skateboard deck they had on our showroom floor, and reviewing the test drive cars, can we even say the 12V system is separate from the main battery pack? I saw no evidence of a "separate" 12v battery anywhere... not that doesn't exist. Nor did I ask about it, but it just seemed that the whole car was so thoroughly built around a clean simple system - the main batt pack. ???

The skateboard also didn't contain the chargers... they are under the second-row seats. I bet the 12V system is somewhere similar, higher up in the body.

So perhaps it's just a matter of plugging the car in to get live juice?

Yep. Unless your adapters are locked in the frunk.

This would have to be a catastrophic condition... like "What if we hit an iceberg that rips through more than 3 or 4 watertight compartments?"
That would be very, very unlikely to happen, wouldn't it? <snicker>

I would very much like to hear from TM's engineering gurus on this scenario.

[Tommy]

There's a picture of the 12V somewhere on this forum. Unless I dreamed it up. Surrounding commentary spoke about the large number of cables coming out of it.

Hope this doesn't get me trouble with the mods but here's the photos. CREDIT TO DOUG our Moderator for taking these photos.




IMG_8247 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[brianman]

@Tommy - Can you update your post to include a link to the original post? I didn't have much luck finding it.

[Tommy]

@Tommy - Can you update your post to include a link to the original post? I didn't have much luck finding it.

@ brianman, I added Doug's flickr link. The photos are page 151 of the Nissan Leaf thread. Can you give me a primer on how to link posts within this forum to one's own post. I got an Apple but that doesn't mean I am smart.

[SCW-Greg]

... like "What if we hit an iceberg that rips through more than 3 or 4 watertight compartments?"
That would be very, very unlikely to happen, wouldn't it? <snicker>

@ Andy.... Love it! Good point too about access.
@Tommy, nice!

[brianman]

@ brianman, I added Doug's flickr link. The photos are page 151 of the Nissan Leaf thread. Can you give me a primer on how to link posts within this forum to one's own post. I got an Apple but that doesn't mean I am smart.

Good enough. But since you asked...

Here's what I do.

Find the post you're interested in and click "Reply with Quote". Then use Ctrl-C (copy) to copy the contents of the post to the clipboard. Then go to the post you actually want to reply to, click reply, and then Ctrl-V for paste. Then you can edit from there.

Hope this helps.

Edit: You can also get creative one you recognize the format. For example...

Let there be light

... that the >> button shows up only if you provide a post number in your quote tag.