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The shell is on the outside per the website. I thought it needed to have crumple zones to absorb energy during a collision so energy is not transferred to the occupants. Will have to see if this passes NHTSA safety crash testing or IIHS.
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I think the shell was designed in mind due to ICE cars keying Tesla's. Now at least you won't see the damage now |
The other thing is the charging port still in the back looking like a fuel door. They should have figured out by now to put it in the front so you can park head in at super chargers. Every other EV has it in the front. Especially if you're towing you don't have to remove the trailer to charge. |
Seems like the newer Superchargers have switched from the old ones at the end of a spot, to the pull through design, making that less of an issue.
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Looks like this one has solar panels and shelter for charging in the rain. The front stall would still require you the unhitch the trailer though. You need quite a lot of real estate for this to charge lots of cars so it might not work for some sites. I was thinking Tesla should put solar on the roof of the truck which some pics seem to show this on the bed cover. Maybe they could make a trailer with solar on top and a battery as well as regen braking and motors in the wheels for extended range when towing. Would not be cheap but the base price of the truck is reasonable so their might be folks willing to buy the trailer.