The Tesla Cybertruck will bring a new Powershare bidirectional charging feature

Mondo Cars Updated on 2024-01-19

Tesla has announced the launch of a new one"powershare"On-board charging, available only on the new CyberTruck. The feature will allow Cybertruck owners to power camping equipment, power tools, and even the entire home simply by using the electric truck as a mobile generator in the event of a power outage. The truck's rear lathe also has a 240-volt outlet to charge other electric vehicles. One on Tesla shows that the Cybertruck can even charge another Model Y.

The Cybertruck has an output of 115 kW, more than the Ford F-150 Lightning 96 kW of on-board power or GMC Sierra Denali EV 102 kW of power.

Tesla began talking about building a car with bidirectional charging for several years, and first teased the feature at the Battery Day event in 2020. Since then, many of Tesla's competitors, including Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, and others, have offered this feature on their own EVs.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to pour cold water on the idea earlier this year, complaining that most people don't want bi-directional charging because all the lights go off when they unplug their cars.

Bidirectional charging works just as it sounds: with a one-way (one-way) EV charger, electrical energy flows from the grid to the EV;When using a bidirectional (bidirectional) EV charger, electrical energy can flow in both directions.

Energy can be stored and extracted from an electric vehicle at any given time using a bidirectional charging device. Essentially, it uses not only high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as a power tool for electric vehicles, but also as backup storage batteries to charge other electric devices, entire homes, and even deliver power to the grid to balance the load on the public grid.

Tesla also offers a way to control bidirectional charging through a mobile app. Customers can monitor the charging process in real-time, adjust preferences, view energy usage and other data.

Users who want to use the PowerShare feature at home need a Tesla PowerWall (of course) and a wall connector for the most perfect connection.

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