A YouTuber built a gas-generator powered Tesla to avoid plugging in on an 1,800-mile road trip

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah...maybe just by a regular car dude

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He left it running all night in the hotel parking lot. The guests in the rooms facing the parking lot must have loved that.

[–]ExplodingToasterOven 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

lol! You GOTTA see his jet engine powered go-kart vids, those are the fucking BOMB! :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJr-RmJxtDc

He also does a few other cool types of engines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDFAjCOM3iQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AJHU_GfidU

[–]popcorn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A small gas engine that is linked up with a car alternator will output 12 volts just like a car does and that can be connected through an inverter which can be used to continuously charge the Tesla it assuming the Tesla charges on 110 or you could actually get a 220 inverter for the 12 volt alternator

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's not right.

[–]popcorn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If the car can be charged with either 110 electricity or 220 then you can use a small gas engine connected to a car alternator which would be connected to either a 110 or 220 inverter and you could charge it that way. You could technically put a small trailer behind the car a small utility trailer to hold the generator.

The following video shows how to hook up a small gas engine with an alternator of course you can make variations to suit your taste and needs.

You would need a really big inverter to produce enough amps I think to be able to charge that car.

https://youtu.be/DaIoAUm17k0