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Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging (tech.lgbt)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Disclaimer: It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. Source. Thanks @[email protected] for the correction.

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[–] MotoAsh 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How many signs are there that this vehicle is in fact not safe and should've never been certified for consumers, let alone the public roads?

[–] Anticorp 21 points 2 weeks ago

This whole thing is one giant notification that our regulatory bodies are corrupt.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

We can shit on Tesla all day, but this is on whoever installed the charger. Live and neutral are reversed, this could be faked for the video or pure incompetence.

I agree otherwise, just not because of this.

[–] shartedchocolate 15 points 2 weeks ago

You can electrify the body and wheels of a car via the charging port, the one part that consumers should be safe to assume is fully insulated against reversed wiring, surges, etc.

[–] MotoAsh 12 points 2 weeks ago

Unless it's faked, it's still a sign of the poor, rushed construction, for which the company is already known for before the cybertruck. That entire vehicle should've been the last red flag, but the US loves to coddle its corpos...

[–] FabledAepitaph 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Has someone pulled this joke on other cars? I feel like I should have seen someone bring this up by now--how can this be the first time it's happening, unless the Cybertruck lacks some design or feature that other cars have?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I'd be curious to see if another car plugged into the same charger would exhibit the same effect.

[–] westo232 2 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe neutral and ground are reversed in this video, along with another fault.

From safety standpoint neither live or neutral can't ever be connected to something you can touch with your hand. Phase and neutral can both kill you equally, that's why under all current laws neutral and ground are separated.

Phase and neutral are supposed to be reversible because the current inside is alternative and flows back and forth anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, this isn't a broken car, they're all death traps like this? That's even worse. A device with a metal chassis should be earthed, not connected to neutral, that's just an accident waiting to happen.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Are you trying to tell me tech.lgbt is not a reliable source of factual information?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, it's not legal on European roads.