Charge another EV from Your Car – V2V
Description
Allow Tesla Model S with its superior battery to export power to any other electric vehicle in need of power.
Competitive/Pricing/Notes
Moderator: No EV currently has this feature (as of 2021). It would likely require some expensive electronics to change the battery voltage and amperage to match other EVs’ requirements and protect both batteries. To make it practical, you would also need to carry a special cable and connector. In volume, we estimate the added vehicle cost would be between $2,000-3,000 per car for fast DC charging, perhaps at 50 kW.
For 10 kW slow charging via AC, it’s hard to imagine waiting many hours to help someone out while it drains your own car of power. The mid-2021 Ford F-150 is expected to include a 9.6 kW AC supply option that perhaps could be used for this purpose. The Cybertruck is also expected to have AC power available.
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It would give me a better sense of security - just in case. A software addition could be that if there is a Tesla out there with low batteries it might send out a signal to other Tesla's that are present in the neighborhood to notify the needed help. If then accepted by the other Tesla, it then can be further communicated by 'mutual acceptance' of both parties to exchange Phone numbers.
Think about it - it's a digital world out there.
Certainly a utility power inverter output (120/240 VAC) would be useful to lots of folks.
