So there’s been some media stuff about Tesla chargers going down or getting long lines in this extreme cold we’re having.
The factors there are complicated and mostly this is impacting people without charging at-home. As it happens, I’m now making a daily commute - just started in fact! And I’d like to report that my car is having no issues at all in this weather, and I haven’t even plugged it in to charge in a few days.
@TechConnectify@mas.to I have a fuzzy memory that Tesla chargers used to lock on when they were plugged into a car, but that turned out to be a bad idea because people would break the plug trying to disconnect it before the car was ready.
@eyrea@mstdn.ca No they absolutely still lock to the car - it would be incredibly dangerous if they didn’t as you could disconnect a several-hundred-amps DC connection.
The dispensers, though, barely retain them when they are put back in the holder. It’s essentially a friction fit.