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in what sense do they misuse them?



Apparently that's the recommended way from Tesla to do it, per that thread. Do they not make extension cords you can use with the charger cables so you charge from other angles?


To add to the understanding of why there aren't just extension cords for these, those cables are liquid cooled. You pretty much need the right sized cable the first time to handle this much power.


That's cool, I had no idea they were cooled.


No, they don’t. Extension cables for something that is dumping 250kW would be dangerous, or outrageously expensive and bulky.


Tesla is rolling out stations with longer cables. Supposedly, there will be more long cable V4 supercharging stations than the older short cable version in 18 months.

https://insideevs.com/news/742106/tesla-supercharger-longer-...

https://electrek.co/2024/11/27/tesla-adds-longer-cables-and-...


A2Z has announced an extension cord, but tbh it sounds like a bad idea: https://a2zevshop.com/products/dc-nacs-extension-cord-6-9-ft...

That's a lot of power through an air cooled cable.


That's a straightforward failure of charger design. Tesla's cables are too short.

The V4 chargers have longer cables and solve the problem.


How are they supposed to use them?




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