NEVER TRANSPORT YOUR VEHICLE WITH THE TIRES IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CAN SPIN. DOING SO CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND OVERHEATING. IN RARE CASES EXTREME OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS TO IGNITE.

Do not transport Cybertruck using any method that is not specified by Tesla. Adhere to the instructions provided here and observe all warnings and cautions. Damage caused by improper transporting of your vehicle is not covered by the warranty.

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[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

Honest question, why not short the motors so that internal resistance is increased massively or set the motors to coast or apply passive power to prevent overcharging or engage the actual brakes fully to avoid this? I get that solution would destroy the tires, but that's an easier fix than the entire powertrain. How do other EVs avoid the problem?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how other EVs do it, but the Nissan Leaf can be put into neutral, since it uses a single motor under the hood. I'm sure putting motors in the wheels complicates things, but I would think the coast idea would work.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

You can put teslas in a Tow mode too but that would mean the owner was aware a tow truck was coming to turn the car on and set it on tow mode. If they didn't, the car needs to be on skates and needs to be lifted up entirely where no wheels can spin.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

I guess the other difference is that the Leaf is front wheel drive only, so as long as the truck lifts the front wheels there's no risk to anything going wrong.

Personally I like it when EVs aren't too different from regular cars, the leaf is basically a Nissan Rogue, but instead of a gas engine there's an electric one, and instead of a gas tank there's a battery pack.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

If so, why not turn on the car alarm and put the vehicle into tow mode on detecting an overcurrent?

In fact, Teslas have very loud external speakers in lieu of horns. They could just say "you are towing the car wrong. Please stop and consult the manual" on repeat at 100 decibels

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not a bad idea. Shouldn't be too hard to program in.

[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Shouldn't be too hard to program in.

No truer words have been spoken by someone who has never worked on the system in question. Knowing Tesla, there is probably some arcane bullshit in the code preventing this from happening.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 5 points 4 weeks ago

Just a few if else statements, how hard could it be amirite

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