Re: [EVDL] EVLN: How to get a free Tesla

2024-03-09 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
I was at DefCon last year, and there were definitely Flipper Zeros in use - but little joy to be found from them. There was a Tesla Y and a Nissan Leaf - both with company reps there (keeping the hackers from cutting wires or metal). I would be quite surprised if someone were able to hack in vi

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Tesla cuts 3 major departments

2024-05-01 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
Hi Folks, I normally don't join in on the debates/flamewars. In this case, I feel I must. For starters, I work for Chargepoint as one of the standards development team. I'm one of the chairs of JWG1 (which makes ISO 15118-2). I deal with a LOT of different EVs as part of our interoperability

Re: [EVDL] Fwd: NACS to CCS Adapter - Vortex Plug - 500A, 1000V — Lectron EV

2024-05-18 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
I agree about the RF - however, that exact technology hasn't been disclosed by Tesla - only reverse engineered by some cable manufacturers. :) However, your second sentence is completely wrong.  NACS *IS* CCS - it was designed that way. The only real difference is that it allows AC and DC on t

Re: [EVDL] Fwd: NACS to CCS Adapter - Vortex Plug - 500A, 1000V — Lectron EV

2024-05-18 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
e upgraded. On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 7:52 AM Peter Thompson via EV wrote: I agree about the RF - however, that exact technology hasn't been disclosed by Tesla - only reverse engineered by some cable manufacturers. :) However, your second sentence is completely wrong.  NACS

Re: [EVDL] DIY EV air conditioning?

2015-06-11 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
Hi Chris, There are a lot of products like that for general aviation. Very useful for taxiing on hot Tarmac. :) Cheers, Peter Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 21:35, Chris Tromley via EV wrote: > > If A/C demands aren't great, I've wondered if you could get away with a > cooler, s

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Motorway(Hwy) wireless EV charging while on the move

2020-02-09 Thread Peter Thompson via EV
It’ll get there. SAE J2954 has standardized the base and EV pads as well as the communication. There are several OEMS coming out with models that support this. Not a ton of power (limited to 11 kW), but this can be improved as need be. Also, there have been examples of embedding WPT coils in roa