Now I have to go look up "Tesla Boats" instead of getting some sleep! This makes me think of a bunch of questions like voltage drop to the unit, because it is probably a cord connection, to be removable. are they using a 4 wire 50amp range plug? or is it some special Tesla unit, or a combination of both? we had a problem about 9 years ago with Tesla wanting an exterior 50 amp receptacle but their angled plug wouldn't allow the outside cover to close to a water tight position.
The plug in being suggested is a NEMA SS2-50 like you use for a gen connection. My big issue I'm seeing is the distance off shore for the connections, do I install the pedestal on the end of floating docks? If I do what sort of cable to run to it given that it would need to be removable at end of season as well as flexible and exposed to the environment? Or do I have shore mount pedestal, then we're talking about a very long "extension cord" to get out to boat for pluging it in?
Either way I see a very real possibility of someone dropping the cord into the water trying to hookup for charging and 50A 240V charge to water and metal dock surface. Ouch.
Will a simple GFCI breaker have adequate trip responce for that distances of of at least 120ft from closest shore point?
The pedestal mfg doesn't indicate that a GFCI is present in pedestal, so assuming I have to install one separately. Even if it does have an internal GFCI, if it becomes a dock mount, the fact that it too needs to be a plug in from shore power that service line also needs GFCI, will there be a problem having 2 GFCI's in series?
Total Buzz Kill, Tesla doesn't actually make a boat yet. Too bad, it would be easier to tow than their car, when the battery dies.
There is being built an electric boat on the same premise of a Tesla car although not made by Tesla, supposedly on same style battery platform. But currently the customer is getting one of this type from this company, not quite Tesla but a lot of functionality and retrofitting options.
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