Tesla Cybertruck Can’t L2 Charge While Powering A Camper, Yet

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YouTube Channel shows that you can do some really cool things with large EV batteries at campsites with a travel trailer, like power an RV’s air conditioning and other systems. This would be especially useful for “boondocking” — camping away from utility connections at RV parks. But … there’s one limitation he ran into that doesn’t make a lot of sense.

He has a mid-sized bumper-pull travel trailer. I didn’t catch the exact model number to know the actual empty weight, but it has two axles, so it’s probably in the 5000–7000 pound range. It has two air conditioners, and that means a lot of power draw. He starts by proving that he’s got the ACs running on the site’s 50-amp power supply.

He then tries to turn the outlets on, but it won’t let him until he unplugs the charger. He turns the outlets on, gets the trailer plugged into the truck’s 240V outlet, and then has to reset the breaker. At that point, the AC units are running in the camper powered from the Cybertruck. Then, he plugs the truck into the charger again, but the Cybertruck kills the bed plugs, and the camper’s ACs quit.

But the feature may be coming to the truck in a future update, at least if the rumor mill is true. Multiple YouTubers who seem credible say that the truck is going to get the ability to pick up power while releasing it soon.

 

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