Thanks for the photo.According to this picture of the Offroad Mode settings I took at the Seattle Demo last week it appears it will have a locking diff!
They said it will not work unless you have the large battery but I don't 100% believe them. They were almost as much in the dark as we are right now (dealers)
The extended batteries have a different on board charging system (dual chargers I believe, I do understand that power in doesn't equal power out). Would this have anything to do with why they may claim only the Extended Battery can do that?
It is and I have seen that listed as a reason.
I'd imagine at the event they are topping out at 25-35 mph.
Vehicle to home doesn't use the on-board chargers at all.
This is correct. Not sure why there is so much confusion/discussion about it.
Apparently a lot of people are misinformed or misinterprete that because it is included with the ER means that it won't work with the SR.
Yes my question was more along the lines of does the 80A CCS plug only use the DC pins for battery backup (V2G) or does it actually charge using those pins too?
From what I have been told the DC pins are for backup only.
It's my understanding they use 480volts for most DCFC stations and I don't believe you are going to be able to get that amount of service at a residence. Plus there's really no advantage to attempting to charge that fast at home as the 80amp 240 charge will easily fill the battery overnight.
trying to assess if i can use my J1772 to tesla adapter for the top half of the 80A evse to charge the model 3 in the garage on the off days or if I need the full Setec CCS adapter for $600, If I get ER or the 80A for home backup.
My guess would be that the former would work. Charging is clearly going to be AC, level 2, so as long as the non-pin part of the adapter (to lock on to the lip) doesn't foul on the combined CCS connector then it should work… in theory.
