One well-known weakness of ICE vehicles is that the car will drive away from a gas pump with the nozzle still in the car. And, because the nozzle goes into the car at a 90% angle compared to the direction of travel, it won’t harmlessly slide out if you happen to do that. Until a few years ago, this was a very dangerous thing, as breaking parts could set gas pumps on fire, but even with the new hoses that release when pulled, it can still get pretty dicey.
Fortunately, EVs don’t suffer from this malady. When the EV is plugged in, nearly all EVs disable the ability to go into gear and drive off. So, you don’t see EVs driving around with a charging cord hanging from the charging port and dragging on the pavement. You also don’t hear about high-voltage charging mishaps with a broken-off cable flailing around and electrocuting people.
It seemed pretty obvious that he bought a Supercharger cable somewhere. So, I decided to go hunting for one myself. But, to buy one, you have to do what Weird Al does and go to the place where they sell Alf alarm clocks and William Shatner’s old toupees. Yes, I’m talking about eBay, the place where they sell Smurf TV trays and used tissues from Dr. Dre.